Ensure CloudFront distributions have WAF integrated
AWS WAF protects CloudFront distributions from common web exploits like SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and bot traffic that could affect availability or security.
Security Impact
Without WAF protection, applications are vulnerable to OWASP Top 10 attacks, DDoS, and bot abuse.
How to Remediate
Create or attach a WAF Web ACL to CloudFront distributions. Configure appropriate managed rules or custom rules based on application needs.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- aws-cloudfront-5
- Service
- Amazon CloudFront
- Category
- Web Application Security
- Severity
- HIGH
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