📝 Azure App Service Remote Debugging is not disabled 🟢

• Contextual name: 📝 Remote Debugging is not disabled 🟢
• ID: /ce/ca/azure/app-service/disable-remote-debugging
• Located in: 📁 Azure App Service

Flags

• 🟢 Policy with categories
• 🟢 Policy with type
• 🟢 Production policy

Our Metadata

• Policy Type: COMPLIANCE_POLICY
• Policy Category:
  • SECURITY

Similar Policies

• Cloud Conformity
  • Disable Remote Debugging
• Internal
  • dec-x-bbfcf890

Similar Internal Rules

Rule	Policies	Flags
✉️ dec-x-bbfcf890	1

Logic

• 🧠 prod.logic.yaml 🟢
  • 📗 Azure App Service
  • 🔌 Azure App Service - object.extracts.yaml
  • 🧪 test-data.json

Description

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Description

Remote Debugging allows Azure App Service to be debugged in real-time directly on the Azure environment. When remote debugging is enabled, it opens a communication channel that could potentially be exploited by unauthorized users if not properly secured.

Rationale

Disabling remote debugging on Azure App Service is primarily about enhancing security.

Remote debugging opens a communication channel that can be exploited by attackers. By disabling it, you reduce the number of potential entry points for unauthorized access.

If remote debugging is enabled without proper access controls, it can allow unauthorized users to connect to your application, potentially leading to data breaches or malicious code execution.

During a remote debugging session, sensitive information might be exposed. Disabling remote debugging helps ensure that such data remains secure. This minimizes the use of remote access tools to reduce risk.

Impact

You will not be able to connect to your application from a remote location to diagnose and fix issues in real-time. You will not be able to step through code, set breakpoints, or inspect variables and the call stack while the application is running on the server. Remote debugging is particularly useful for diagnosing issues that only occur in the production environment. Without it, you will need to rely on logs and other diagnostic tools.

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Remediation

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Remediation

From Azure Portal

1. Login to Azure Portal using https://portal.azure.com.
2. Go to App Services.
3. Click on each App.
4. Under Setting section, Click on Configuration.
5. Under the General settings tab, set the Remote debugging option to Off.

From Azure CLI

To set remote debugging status to off, run the following command:

az webapp config set --resource-group <resource_group_name> --name <app_name> --remote-debugging-enabled false

From PowerShell

To set remote debugging status to off, run the following commandЖ

Set-AzWebApp -ResourceGroupName <resource_group_name> -Name <app_name> -RemoteDebuggingEnabled $false

policy.yaml

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Linked Framework Sections

Section	Sub Sections	Internal Rules	Policies	Flags
💼 CIS Azure v3.0.0 → 💼 9.12 Ensure that 'Remote debugging' is set to 'Off' (Automated)			1
💼 Cloudaware Framework → 💼 Threat Protection			27
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 4 → 💼 SC-17 PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE CERTIFICATES		2	2
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 SI-7(12) Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity _ Integrity Verification		19	21