AnalysisType: policy
Filename: aws_iam_policy_blocklist.py
PolicyID: "AWS.IAM.Policy.Blacklist"
DisplayName: "AWS IAM Policy Blocklist"
Enabled: false
ResourceTypes:
- AWS.IAM.Group
- AWS.IAM.Role
- AWS.IAM.User
Reports:
MITRE ATT&CK:
- TA0004:T1078
Tags:
- AWS
- Configuration Required
- Identity & Access Management
- Privilege Escalation:Valid Accounts
Severity: Medium
Description: >
This detects the usage of highly permissive IAM Policies that should only be assigned to a small number of users, roles, or groups.
Runbook: >
https://docs.runpanther.io/alert-runbooks/built-in-policies/aws-iam-policy-blacklist-is-respected
Reference: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies.html
Tests:
- Name: IAM User Does Not Have Blocklisted Policy
ExpectedResult: true
Resource:
{
"Arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/Bobert",
"CreateDate": "2019-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"CredentialReport":
{
"ARN": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/Bobert",
"AccessKey1Active": true,
"AccessKey1LastRotated": "2019-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"AccessKey1LastUsedDate": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"AccessKey1LastUsedRegion": "N/A",
"AccessKey1LastUsedService": "N/A",
"AccessKey2Active": false,
"AccessKey2LastRotated": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"AccessKey2LastUsedDate": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"AccessKey2LastUsedRegion": "N/A",
"AccessKey2LastUsedService": "N/A",
"Cert1Active": false,
"Cert1LastRotated": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"Cert2Active": false,
"Cert2LastRotated": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"MfaActive": false,
"PasswordEnabled": true,
"PasswordLastChanged": "2019-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"PasswordLastUsed": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"PasswordNextRotation": "2019-04-01T00:00:00Z",
"UserCreationTime": "2019-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"UserName": "Bobert",
},
"Groups":
[
{
"Arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:group/ExampleGroup",
"CreateDate": "2019-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"GroupId": "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP",
"GroupName": "ExampleGroup",
"Path": "/",
},
],
"InlinePolicyNames": null,
"ManagedPolicyNames": ["TEST_NOT_BLOCKLISTED_ARN"],
"PasswordLastUsed": null,
"Path": "/",
"PermissionsBoundary": null,
"Tags": null,
"UserId": "ASDFASDFASDFASDF",
"UserName": "Bobert",
"VirtualMFA": null,
}
- Name: IAM User Has Blocklisted Policy
ExpectedResult: false
Resource:
{
"Arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/Bobert",
"CreateDate": "2019-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"CredentialReport":
{
"ARN": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/Bobert",
"AccessKey1Active": true,
"AccessKey1LastRotated": "2019-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"AccessKey1LastUsedDate": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"AccessKey1LastUsedRegion": "N/A",
"AccessKey1LastUsedService": "N/A",
"AccessKey2Active": false,
"AccessKey2LastRotated": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"AccessKey2LastUsedDate": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"AccessKey2LastUsedRegion": "N/A",
"AccessKey2LastUsedService": "N/A",
"Cert1Active": false,
"Cert1LastRotated": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"Cert2Active": false,
"Cert2LastRotated": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"MfaActive": false,
"PasswordEnabled": true,
"PasswordLastChanged": "2019-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"PasswordLastUsed": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"PasswordNextRotation": "2019-04-01T00:00:00Z",
"UserCreationTime": "2019-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"UserName": "Bobert",
},
"Groups":
[
{
"Arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:group/ExampleGroup",
"CreateDate": "2019-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"GroupId": "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP",
"GroupName": "ExampleGroup",
"Path": "/",
},
],
"InlinePolicyNames": null,
"ManagedPolicyNames": ["TEST_BLOCKLISTED_ARN"],
"PasswordLastUsed": null,
"Path": "/",
"PermissionsBoundary": null,
"Tags": null,
"UserId": "ASDFASDFASDFASDF",
"UserName": "Bobert",
"VirtualMFA": null,
}
# ------ paired body: aws_iam_policy_blocklist.py ------
# IAM policy ARN's list in this variable will be checked against the policies assigned to all IAM
# resources (users, groups, roles) and this rule will fail if any policy ARN in the blocklist is
# assigned to a user
IAM_POLICY_ARN_BLOCKLIST = [
"TEST_BLOCKLISTED_ARN",
]
def policy(resource):
# Check if the IAM resource has any managed policies
if resource["ManagedPolicyNames"] is None:
return True
# Iterate through the blocklist and return true if the resource is in violation
for iam_policy in IAM_POLICY_ARN_BLOCKLIST:
if iam_policy in resource["ManagedPolicyNames"]:
return False
return True