gcloud-sql-pgaudit-not-enabled: pgAudit Flags Not Enabled for PostgreSQL Instances in Cloud SQL

id: gcloud-sql-pgaudit-not-enabled

info:
  name: pgAudit Flags Not Enabled for PostgreSQL Instances in Cloud SQL
  author: princechaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Ensure that the "cloudsql.enable_pgaudit" and "pgaudit.log" database flags are enabled for your Google Cloud PostgreSQL server instances to enable database auditing. These configurations are crucial for compliance with government, financial, and ISO certifications.
  impact: |
    Without pgAudit and log configurations, critical database activities may go unmonitored, potentially leading to non-compliance with regulatory standards and increasing the risk of security incidents.
  remediation: |
    Configure your PostgreSQL instances with the "cloudsql.enable_pgaudit" flag set to "on" and the "pgaudit.log" flag set to "all". These settings enable enhanced auditing capabilities.
  reference:
    - https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/flags
  tags: cloud,devops,gcp,gcloud,google-cloud-sql,postgresql,gcp-cloud-config

flow: |
  code(1)
  for(let projectId of iterate(template.projectIds)){
    set("projectId", projectId)
    code(2)
    for(let sqlInstance of iterate(template.sqlInstances)){
      set("sqlInstance", sqlInstance)
      code(3)
    }
  }

self-contained: true

code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      gcloud projects list --format="json(projectId)"

    extractors:
      - type: json
        name: projectIds
        internal: true
        json:
          - '.[].projectId'

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      gcloud sql instances list --project $projectId --filter='DATABASE_VERSION:POSTGRES*' --format="json(name)"

    extractors:
      - type: json
        name: sqlInstances
        internal: true
        json:
          - '.[].name'

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      gcloud sql instances describe $sqlInstance --format=json | jq '.settings.databaseFlags[]? | select(.name=="cloudsql.enable_pgaudit") | .value'

    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - 'off'

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - '"Cloud SQL instance " + sqlInstance + " in project " + projectId + " has pgAudit flag disabled (cloudsql.enable_pgaudit=off or pgaudit.log!=all)."'
# digest: 4a0a004730450220471a57ddf94cdf8436fb9aa6bb169b4c074528262486b7dfb93434ae87e0230b022100b0f1685f7b43682b3c991f8282774f91f8639322db02fde9b3c8f72dd267a7a5:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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