unattached-vminstance-encryption-disabled: Encryption for VM Instance Disks - Disabled

2025-08-01 VM Instance Disks PoC Public

Description

The encryption for VM instance disks in Alibaba Cloud is currently disabled. This means that the data stored on these disks is not automatically encrypted for enhanced security.

PoC

id: unattached-vminstance-encryption-disabled

info:
  name: Encryption for VM Instance Disks - Disabled
  author: DhiyaneshDK
  severity: high
  description: |
    The encryption for VM instance disks in Alibaba Cloud is currently disabled. This means that the data stored on these disks is not automatically encrypted for enhanced security.
  reference:
    - https://www.trendmicro.com/cloudoneconformity/knowledge-base/alibaba-cloud/AlibabaCloud-ECS/encrypt-vm-instance-disks.html
    - https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/ecs/user-guide/encrypt-a-system-disk
    - https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/ecs/user-guide/encrypt-a-data-disk
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    verified: true
  tags: cloud,devops,aliyun,alibaba,alibaba-cloud-config,ecs

variables:
  region: "cn-hangzhou"

flow: |
  code(1)
  for(let InstanceId of iterate(template.instanceid)){
    set("instanceid", InstanceId)
    code(2)
  }

self-contained: true

code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      aliyun ecs DescribeDisks --region $region

    extractors:
      - type: json
        name: instanceid
        internal: true
        json:
          - '.Disks.Disk[].InstanceId'

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash

    source: |
      aliyun ecs DescribeDisks --InstanceId $instanceid --region $region

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - '"Encrypted": false'

      - type: word
        words:
          - '"InstanceId": ""'
        negative: true

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'instanceid + " Encryption for VM Instance Disks is Disabled"'
# digest: 490a00463044022065fc7c09f5a02fdbe644ceaf7fa05f05cc3ef357da65955c28917e0e7f18911c02205ff663b81f41ec4df06ecdaf43243c0b903c4971aca650730e6d51c918037c11:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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