nuclei-templates/cloud/kubernetes/security-compliance/k8s-apiserver-anonymous-access.yaml

id: k8s-apiserver-anonymous-access

info:
  name: Ensure kube-apiserver --anonymous-auth is explicitly disabled
  author: songyaeji
  severity: high
  description: Checks whether kube-apiserver explicitly sets --anonymous-auth=false in its startup arguments.
  impact: |
    If --anonymous-auth is not explicitly disabled, anonymous unauthenticated requests might be allowed,
    enabling unauthenticated access to cluster resources.
  remediation: |
    Edit the kube-apiserver manifest (e.g., /etc/kubernetes/manifests/kube-apiserver.yaml) or startup flags
    and ensure "--anonymous-auth=false" is present in the apiserver arguments.
  reference:
    - https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kube-apiserver/
  tags: cloud,devops,kubernetes,security,devsecops,api-server,k8s,k8s-cluster-security

variables:
  argument: "--anonymous-auth=false"

self-contained: true
code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      kubectl get pods -n kube-system -l component=kube-apiserver -o jsonpath="{.items[*].spec.containers[*].command}" 2>/dev/null || \
      kubectl get pods -n kube-system -l k8s-app=kube-apiserver -o jsonpath="{.items[*].spec.containers[*].command}" 2>/dev/null || \
      kubectl get pods -n kube-system -o jsonpath="{.items[?(@.metadata.name.indexOf('kube-apiserver')>=0)].spec.containers[*].command}" 2>/dev/null || \
      echo ""
    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - 'kube-apiserver'
      - type: word
        words:
          - "{{argument}}"
        negative: true

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - '"kube-apiserver configuration does not explicitly set " + argument + ". This may allow anonymous access."'
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