Lack of protection against deletion - EC2
Description
Instances do not have the termination/removal protection option enabled.
Impact
- Delete or terminate instances by accident.
- Lose of EBS data.
Recommendation
Ensure that instances have Termination Protection safety feature enabled.
Threat
External attacker with AWS credentials.
Expected Remediation Time
⌚ minutes.
Score
Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the src.
Base
- Attack vector: N
- Attack complexity: L
- Privileges required: H
- User interaction: N
- Scope: U
- Confidentiality: N
- Integrity: N
- Availability: H
Temporal
- Exploit code madurity: P
- Remediation level: O
- Report confidence: C
Result
- Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- Score:
- Base: 4.9
- Temporal: 4.4
- Severity:
- Base: Medium
- Temporal: Medium
Requirements
Fixes
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