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Ensure That 'Firewalls & Networks' Is Limited to Use Selected Networks Instead of All Networks

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3.1 Ensure That 'Firewalls & Networks' Is Limited to Use Selected Networks Instead of All Networks (Automated)

Profile Applicability

  • Level 2

Description

Limiting your Cosmos DB to only communicate on whitelisted networks lowers its attack footprint.

Rationale

Selecting certain networks for your Cosmos DB to communicate restricts the number of networks including the internet that can interact with what is stored within the database.

Impact

WARNING: Failure to whitelist the correct networks will result in a connection loss. If using NoSQL / Table / Graph APIs for Cosmos DB Data Explorer end user IPs must be allowed. Other APIs are proxied and shouldn't require end user IPs.

WARNING: Changes to Cosmos DB firewalls may take up to 15 minutes to apply. Ensure that sufficient time is planned for remediation or changes to avoid disruption.

Audit Procedure

Audit From Azure Portal

  1. Open the portal menu.
  2. Select the Azure Cosmos DB blade
  3. Select a Cosmos DB to audit.
  4. Select Networking.
  5. Under Public network access, ensure Selected networks is selected.
  6. Under Virtual networks, ensure appropriate virtual networks are configured.

Audit From Azure CLI

Retrieve a list of all CosmosDB database names:

az cosmosdb list

For each database listed, run the following command:

az cosmosdb show <database id>

For each database, ensure that isVirtualNetworkFilterEnabled is set to true.

Audit From Azure Policy

  • Policy ID: 862e97cf-49fc-4a5c-9de4-40d4e2e7c8eb - Name: 'Azure Cosmos DB accounts should have firewall rules'

Expected Result

isVirtualNetworkFilterEnabled should be set to true and Public network access should be set to Selected networks with appropriate virtual networks configured.

Remediation

Remediate From Azure Portal

  1. Open the portal menu.
  2. Select the Azure Cosmos DB blade.
  3. Select a Cosmos DB account to audit.
  4. Select Networking.
  5. Under Public network access, select Selected networks.
  6. Under Virtual networks, select + Add existing virtual network or + Add a new virtual network.
  7. For existing networks, select subscription, virtual network, subnet and click Add. For new networks, provide a name, update the default values if required, and click Create.
  8. Click Save.

Default Value

By default, Cosmos DBs are set to have access all networks.

References

  1. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/how-to-configure-private-endpoints
  2. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/how-to-configure-vnet-service-endpoint
  3. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/cosmosdb?view=azure-cli-latest#az-cosmosdb-show
  4. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/cosmosdb/database?view=azure-cli-latest#az-cosmosdb-database-list
  5. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/az.cosmosdb/?view=azps-8.1.0
  6. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security/benchmark/azure/mcsb-network-security#ns-2-secure-cloud-native-services-with-network-controls

CIS Controls

Controls VersionControlIG 1IG 2IG 3
v84.4 Implement and Manage a Firewall on ServersXXX
v812.2 Establish and Maintain a Secure Network ArchitectureXX
v79.4 Apply Host-based Firewalls or Port FilteringXXX
v714.1 Segment the Network Based on SensitivityXX