CloudFront distribution should have a WAF web ACL associated
High
AWS
General
aws-cloudfront-distribution-waf
Applies to
AWS::CloudFront::Distribution
What CGPulse checks
A resource passes this rule when webAclId must be set true. Anything else is reported as a finding with the evaluated property value attached as evidence.
How to fix it
Associate a WAFv2 web ACL to protect against common web exploits and bot traffic. In AWS Console: CloudFront > Distributions > select distribution > Edit > WAF > associate web ACL. See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/distribution-web-awswaf.html
Terraform
resource "aws_cloudfront_distribution" "{name}" {
web_acl_id = aws_wafv2_web_acl.{name}.arn
}
Compliance frameworks
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