mcp-server-semgrep/semgrep-rules/terraform/aws/security/wildcard-assume-role.yaml

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rules:
- id: wildcard-assume-role
  patterns:
  - pattern-inside: |
      resource "aws_iam_role" $NAME {
        ...
      }
  - pattern: assume_role_policy = "$STATEMENT"
  - metavariable-pattern:
      metavariable: $STATEMENT
      language: json
      patterns:
      - pattern-inside: |
          {..., "Effect": "Allow", ..., "Action": "sts:AssumeRole", ...}
      - pattern: |
          "Principal": {..., "AWS": "*", ...}
  message: >-
    Detected wildcard access granted to sts:AssumeRole. This means anyone with your
    AWS account ID and the name of the role can assume the role. Instead, limit to
    a specific identity in your account, like this: `arn:aws:iam::<account_id>:root`.
  metadata:
    cwe:
    - 'CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges'
    category: security
    technology:
    - aws
    references:
    - https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/aws/assume-worst-aws-assume-role-enumeration/
    owasp:
    - A06:2017 - Security Misconfiguration
    - A05:2021 - Security Misconfiguration
    subcategory:
    - vuln
    likelihood: MEDIUM
    impact: MEDIUM
    confidence: MEDIUM
  languages: [hcl]
  severity: ERROR