mcp-server-semgrep/semgrep-rules/terraform/aws/security/aws-sqs-queue-policy-wildcard-principal.yaml

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rules:
- id: aws-sqs-queue-policy-wildcard-principal
  patterns:
  - pattern-either:
    - pattern-inside: |
        resource "aws_sqs_queue_policy" $ANYTHING {
          ...
        }
    - pattern-inside: |
        resource "aws_sqs_queue" $ANYTHING {
          ...
        }
  - pattern-either:
    - patterns:
      - pattern: policy = "$JSONPOLICY"
      - metavariable-pattern:
          metavariable: $JSONPOLICY
          language: json
          patterns:
          - pattern-not-inside: |
              {..., "Effect": "Deny", ...}
          - pattern-either:
            - pattern: |
                {..., "Principal": "*", ...}
            - pattern: |
                {..., "Principal": [..., "*", ...], ...}
            - pattern: |
                {..., "Principal": { "AWS": "*" }, ...}
            - pattern: |
                {..., "Principal": { "AWS": [..., "*", ...] }, ...}
    - patterns:
      - pattern-inside: policy = jsonencode(...)
      - pattern-not-inside: |
          {..., Effect = "Deny", ...}
      - pattern-either:
        - pattern: |
            {..., Principal = "*", ...}
        - pattern: |
            {..., Principal = [..., "*", ...], ...}
        - pattern: |
            {..., Principal = { AWS = "*" }, ...}
        - pattern: |
            {..., Principal = { AWS = [..., "*", ...] }, ...}
  message: >-
    Wildcard used in your SQS queue policy principal. This grants access to
    all users, including anonymous users (public access). Unless you explicitly require
    anyone on the internet to be able to read or write to your queue, limit principals,
    actions and resources to what you need according to least privilege.
  metadata:
    category: security
    technology:
    - aws
    - terraform
    owasp:
    - A05:2021 - Security Misconfiguration
    cwe:
    - 'CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource'
    references:
    - https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/732.html
    - https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/sqs_queue
    - https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/sqs_queue_policy
    - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-security-best-practices.html
    subcategory:
    - vuln
    likelihood: MEDIUM
    impact: MEDIUM
    confidence: MEDIUM
    rule-origin-note: published from /src/aws-sqs-queue-policy-wildcard-principal.yml
      in None
  languages:
  - hcl
  severity: ERROR