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zt_int_005 — Traffic Manager profile uses HTTP (not HTTPS) for probes

Summary

Severity: Medium · Pillar: Network · Chain role: AMPLIFIER

Description

Traffic Manager profiles with monitorProtocol=HTTP probe the endpoints over cleartext. The probe carries no auth secrets, but an attacker who can MITM the probe traffic can forge healthy responses for an unhealthy endpoint or vice versa — flipping traffic to their rogue endpoint. Use HTTPS probes for any Traffic Manager profile fronting internet-accessible services.

Mapping

Framework Control / Reference
NIST 800-53 SC-8, SC-13
NIST 800-207 Tenet 3 - All communication is secured regardless of network location
CIS Azure
MITRE ATT&CK Technique T1557
MITRE ATT&CK Tactic Credential Access
Zero-Trust Tenet Tenet 3
Framework tags nist-800-207, argus-zt

Source

Rule defined at policies/azure/zt/integration/zt_int_005.rego.

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