Wildcard action has been specified in policy action Affecting ElasticSearch service in AWS


Severity

0.0
medium
0
10
    Severity Framework
    Snyk CCSS
    Rule category
    IAM / Accounts Allocation

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CC-00257
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Description

Granting permission to perform any action is against 'least privilege' principle.

How to fix?

Remove * values from Action in policy document. Add specific permissions only for example es:ESHttpGet.