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ElasticSearch domains should be configured to log data to CloudWatch. ElasticSearch domains should be configured with logging enabled with logs sent to CloudWatch for analysis and long-term storage.Risk Level
LowAddress
Security, Operational MaturityCompliance Standards
GDPR, HIPAA, ISO27001Triage and Remediation
Remediation
Using Console
Using Console
Sure, here are the step-by-step instructions to remediate the Elasticsearch logging misconfiguration in AWS:
- Log in to your AWS Management Console.
- Navigate to the Elasticsearch service.
- Select the Elasticsearch domain that you want to remediate.
- Click on the “Actions” drop-down menu and select “Modify Domain.”
- Scroll down to the “Logging” section and ensure that the “Enabled” option is selected.
- In the “Log Publishing Options” section, select the desired log types that you want to publish to CloudWatch Logs.
- In the “Log Publishing Options” section, select the desired log retention period.
- Click on the “Submit” button to save the changes.
Using CLI
Using CLI
To remediate the ElasticSearch logging misconfiguration in AWS using AWS CLI, follow these steps:Replace This will return the current configuration of your ElasticSearch domain. Check that the
- Open the AWS CLI on your local machine or EC2 instance.
- Run the following command to enable logging for your ElasticSearch domain:
<domain-name> with the name of your ElasticSearch domain and <log-group-arn> with the ARN of the CloudWatch Logs log group where you want to store your ElasticSearch logs.- Verify that logging is enabled by running the following command:
LogPublishingOptions property has the correct values for each log type.- Wait for a few minutes for the changes to take effect and start seeing the logs in your CloudWatch Logs log group.
Using Python
Using Python
To remediate the misconfiguration of ElasticSearch not having logging enabled in AWS using Python, you can follow these steps:Note: You will need to replace
- Install the AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) using pip:
- Create an AWS ElasticSearch client using Boto3:
- Check if logging is enabled for the ElasticSearch domain:
- If logging is not enabled, enable it by updating the ElasticSearch domain configuration:
your-domain-name and your-log-group-arn with your own domain name and CloudWatch Logs log group ARN, respectively.