azure-nsg-telnet-unrestricted: Unrestricted Telnet Access in Azure NSGs

id: azure-nsg-telnet-unrestricted
info:
  name: Unrestricted Telnet Access in Azure NSGs
  author: princechaddha
  severity: high
  description: |
    Ensure that Microsoft Azure network security groups (NSGs) do not allow unrestricted access on TCP port 23, used by Telnet, to prevent unauthorized command execution.
  impact: |
    Unrestricted Telnet access can lead to unauthorized command execution, allowing attackers to gain control over network resources.
  remediation: |
    Modify NSG rules to restrict access on TCP port 23. Only allow access from secure, authenticated sources and consider using more secure alternatives like SSH.
  reference:
    - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/network-security-groups-overview
  tags: cloud,devops,azure,microsoft,nsg,azure-cloud-config

flow: |
  code(1);
  for (let NsgData of iterate(template.nsgdata)) {
    NsgData = JSON.parse(NsgData)
    set("nsg", NsgData.name)
    set("resourcegroup", NsgData.resourceGroup)
    code(2)
  }

self-contained: true
code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      az network nsg list --query '[*].{name:name, resourceGroup:resourceGroup}' --output json

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

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      az network nsg rule list --nsg-name $nsg --resource-group $resourcegroup --query "[?direction=='Inbound' && access=='Allow' && protocol=='TCP' && (destinationPortRange=='23')]"

    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - '"sourceAddressPrefix": "*"'
          - '"sourceAddressPrefix": "internet"'
          - '"sourceAddressPrefix": "any"'

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'nsg + " has unrestricted access on TCP port 23"'
# digest: 490a0046304402203ee06d83ef3e9a13b3e5f05f5b6f6e6f7ee88e4b354b23aba69995693d8ff89d02203a37f4cb28d4c529bab7466548b181750acb685e91704759ccb8925157e1e23f:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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