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Ensure buckets are not accessible from functions with http trigger unauthenticated

### Overview

Category

Controls

Low

Applies to

Alibaba CloudAWSGoogle CloudMicrosoft Azure

Coverage

5 queries

Asset types

2 covered

Overview

Overview

Cyscale looks for buckets that are accessible from functions with HTTP triggers that allow unauthenticated traffic. Most FaaS services have mechanisms to enforce authentication at the service level

Remediation guidance

Depending on the provider and service that you use, check out the following resources:

Alibaba

  • You can modify settings of the HTTP trigger based on your business requirements, including the Authentication and Request Method parameters. For more information, see Update the configurations of a trigger

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Service-wide remediation

Recommended when many resources are affected: fix the platform baseline first so new resources inherit the secure setting, then remediate the existing flagged resources in batches.

AWS

Use AWS Organizations guardrails, AWS Config rules or conformance packs where they fit, approved account baselines, and IaC modules so new resources inherit the secure setting.

Google Cloud

Use organization or folder policies where available, shared project templates, logs and alerting baselines, and IaC modules so new resources inherit the secure setting.

Azure

Use management group or subscription Azure Policy assignments, remediation tasks where supported, landing-zone standards, and IaC modules so drift is prevented at scale.

Alibaba Cloud

Use Resource Directory guardrails, account baselines, and IaC modules so the secure setting is applied consistently across environments.

Operational rollout

  1. Fix the baseline first at the account, subscription, project, cluster, or tenant scope that owns this control.
  2. Remediate the currently affected resources in batches, starting with internet-exposed and production assets.
  3. Re-scan and track approved exceptions with an owner and expiry date.

Query logic

These are the stored checks tied to this control.

AWS Buckets accessible from functions with http trigger unauthenticated

Connectors

AWS

Covered asset types

Bucket

Expected check: eq []

{
  accessibleBucketsFromAWSFunctions {...AssetFragment}
}
Google Cloud Buckets accessible from functions with http trigger unauthenticated

Connectors

Google Cloud

Covered asset types

Bucket

Expected check: eq []

{
  accessibleBucketsFromGCPFunctions {...AssetFragment}
}
Azure Blob Containers accessible from functions with http trigger unauthenticated

Connectors

Microsoft Azure

Covered asset types

BlobContainer

Expected check: eq []

{
  accessibleBlobContainersFromAzureFunctions {...AssetFragment}
}
Alibaba Buckets accessible from functions with http trigger unauthenticated and system policy

Connectors

Alibaba Cloud

Covered asset types

Bucket

Expected check: eq []

{
  accessibleBucketsFromAlibabaFunctionsWithSystemPolicy {...AssetFragment}
}
Alibaba Buckets accessible from functions with http trigger unauthenticated and custom policy

Connectors

Alibaba Cloud

Covered asset types

Bucket

Expected check: eq []

{
  accessibleBucketsFromAlibabaFunctionsWithCustomPolicy {...AssetFragment}
}
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