VPC security group rule permits ingress from '0.0.0.0/0' to port 9200 (Elasticsearch) Affecting VPC service in AWS


Severity

0.0
medium
0
10
    Severity Framework
    Snyk CCSS
    Rule category
    Network / Ports

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Description

Removing unfettered connectivity to an Elasticsearch server reduces the chance of exposing critical data.

How to fix?

Set the ingress.cidr_blocks attribute with a more restrictive CIDR block, for example 192.168.1.0/24.

Example Configuration

resource "aws_security_group" "allow_some_cidr_valid" {
  name        = "allow_some_cidr_valid"
  description = "Allow from valid CIDR"

  ingress {
    from_port   = 9200
    to_port     = 9200
    protocol    = "tcp"
    cidr_blocks = ["192.168.1.0/24"]
  }
}