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Ensure that the admission control plugin AlwaysAdmit is not set
KCV-0011
Service: kubernetesSeverity: low
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Do not allow all requests.
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Edit the API server pod specification file /etc/kubernetes/manifests/kube-apiserver.yaml on the Control Plane node and either remove the --enable-admission- plugins parameter, or set it to a value that does not include AlwaysAdmit.
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# METADATA
# title: "Ensure that the admission control plugin AlwaysAdmit is not set"
# description: "Do not allow all requests."
# scope: package
# schemas:
# - input: schema["kubernetes"]
# related_resources:
# - https://www.cisecurity.org/benchmark/kubernetes
# custom:
# id: KCV-0011
# long_id: kubernetes-ensure-admission-control-plugin-always-admit-is-not-set
# aliases:
# - AVD-KCV-0011
# - KCV0011
# - ensure-admission-control-plugin-always-admit-is-not-set
# - kubernetes-ensure-admission-control-plugin-always-admit-is-not-set
# severity: LOW
# recommended_action: "Edit the API server pod specification file /etc/kubernetes/manifests/kube-apiserver.yaml on the Control Plane node and either remove the --enable-admission- plugins parameter, or set it to a value that does not include AlwaysAdmit."
# input:
# selector:
# - type: kubernetes
package builtin.kubernetes.KCV0011
import rego.v1
import data.lib.kubernetes
check_flag(container) if {
some cmd in container.command
output := regex.find_all_string_submatch_n(`--enable-admission-plugins=([^\s]+)`, cmd, -1)
regex.match("AlwaysAdmit", output[0][1])
}
check_flag(container) if {
some arg in container.args
output := regex.find_all_string_submatch_n(`--enable-admission-plugins=([^\s]+)`, arg, -1)
regex.match("AlwaysAdmit", output[0][1])
}
deny contains res if {
container := kubernetes.containers[_]
kubernetes.is_apiserver(container)
check_flag(container)
msg := "Ensure that the admission control plugin AlwaysAdmit is not set"
res := result.new(msg, container)
}