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Roles limited to the required actions
AZU-0030
Service: authorizationSeverity: medium
OfficialBuilt-inVerified
The permissions granted to a role should be kept to the minimum required to be able to do the task. Wildcard permissions must not be used.
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Use targeted permissions for roles
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# METADATA
# title: Roles limited to the required actions
# description: |
# The permissions granted to a role should be kept to the minimum required to be able to do the task. Wildcard permissions must not be used.
# scope: package
# schemas:
# - input: schema["cloud"]
# custom:
# id: AZU-0030
# long_id: azure-authorization-limit-role-actions
# aliases:
# - AVD-AZU-0030
# - limit-role-actions
# - azure-authorization-limit-role-actions
# provider: azure
# service: authorization
# severity: MEDIUM
# recommended_action: Use targeted permissions for roles
# input:
# selector:
# - type: cloud
# subtypes:
# - service: authorization
# provider: azure
# examples: checks/cloud/azure/authorization/limit_role_actions.yaml
package builtin.azure.authorization.azure0030
import rego.v1
deny contains res if {
some roledef in input.azure.authorization.roledefinitions
some action in roledef.permissions[_].actions
contains(action.value, "*")
some scope in roledef.assignablescopes
scope.value == "/"
res := result.new(
"Role definition uses wildcard action with all scopes.",
action,
)
}