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Id: cloudformation-aws-s3-bucket-allows-restore-actions-from-all-principals

Provider: AWS

Platform: CloudFormation

Severity: High

Category: Access Control

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Description

S3 bucket policies must not allow restore actions to all principals (*). A public Allow on restore operations lets anyone trigger restores of archived objects, risking exposure of sensitive archived data and unexpected costs. Check AWS::S3::BucketPolicy resources’ Properties.PolicyDocument.Statement entries and flag any statement where Effect: "Allow", Principal: "*", and Action includes restore operations such as s3:RestoreObject.

To remediate, restrict Principal to explicit AWS principals (account IDs, ARNs, or specific roles), or remove restore actions from publicly allowed statements.

Secure configuration example restricting restore actions to a specific role:

MyBucketPolicy:
  Type: AWS::S3::BucketPolicy
  Properties:
    Bucket: my-bucket
    PolicyDocument:
      Statement:
        - Sid: AllowRestoreForRestoreRole
          Effect: Allow
          Principal:
            AWS: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/RestoreRole
          Action:
            - s3:RestoreObject
          Resource: arn:aws:s3:::my-bucket/*

Compliant Code Examples

#this code is a correct code for which the query should not find any result
Resources:
  SampleBucketPolicy1:
    Type: 'AWS::S3::BucketPolicy'
    Properties:
      Bucket: !Ref DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET
      PolicyDocument:
        Statement:
          - Action:
              - 's3:RestoreObject'
            Effect: Deny
            Resource: '*'
            Principal: '*'
            Condition:
              StringLike:
                'aws:Referer':
                  - 'http://www.example.com/*'
                  - 'http://example.net/*'

{
  "Resources": {
    "SampleBucketPolicy2": {
      "Type": "AWS::S3::BucketPolicy",
      "Properties": {
        "Bucket": {
          "Ref": "DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET"
        },
        "PolicyDocument": {
          "Statement": [
            {
              "Action": [
                "s3:RestoreObject"
              ],
              "Effect": "Deny",
              "Resource": "*",
              "Principal": "*",
              "Condition": {
                "StringLike": {
                  "aws:Referer": [
                    "http://www.example.com/*",
                    "http://example.net/*"
                  ]
                }
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Non-Compliant Code Examples

#this is a problematic code where the query should report a result(s)
Resources:
  SampleBucketPolicy3:
    Type: 'AWS::S3::BucketPolicy'
    Properties:
      Bucket: !Ref DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET
      PolicyDocument:
        Statement:
          - Action: "RestoreObject"
            Effect: Allow
            Resource: "*"
            Principal: "*"
            Condition:
              StringLike:
                'aws:Referer':
                  - 'http://www.example.com/*'
                  - 'http://example.net/*'
  SampleBucketPolicy4:
    Type: 'AWS::S3::BucketPolicy'
    Properties:
      Bucket: !Ref DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET
      PolicyDocument:
        Statement:
          - Action:
              - "RestoreObject"
              - "GetObject"
            Effect: Allow
            Resource: "*"
            Principal: "*"
            Condition:
              StringLike:
                'aws:Referer':
                  - 'http://www.example.com/*'
                  - 'http://example.net/*'

{
  "Resources": {
    "SampleBucketPolicy5": {
      "Type": "AWS::S3::BucketPolicy",
      "Properties": {
        "Bucket": {
          "Ref": "DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET"
        },
        "PolicyDocument": {
          "Statement": [
            {
              "Action": "RestoreObject",
              "Effect": "Allow",
              "Resource": "*",
              "Principal": "*",
              "Condition": {
                "StringLike": {
                  "aws:Referer": [
                    "http://www.example.com/*",
                    "http://example.net/*"
                  ]
                }
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    "SampleBucketPolicy6": {
      "Type": "AWS::S3::BucketPolicy",
      "Properties": {
        "Bucket": {
          "Ref": "DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET"
        },
        "PolicyDocument": {
          "Statement": [
            {
              "Action": [
                "RestoreObject",
                "GetObject"
              ],
              "Effect": "Allow",
              "Resource": "*",
              "Principal": "*",
              "Condition": {
                "StringLike": {
                  "aws:Referer": [
                    "http://www.example.com/*",
                    "http://example.net/*"
                  ]
                }
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}