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# Azure SQL Server ADS Vulnerability Assessment (VA) Periodic recurring scans is disabled misconfigura

## Rule Details

|                        |                           |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------- |
| Cortex AppSec Rule ID  | APPSEC2\_AZURE\_3         |
| Category - Subcategory | Monitoring - Unintegrated |
| Provider               | AZURE                     |
| Severity               | LOW                       |
| Framework              | Terraform, Terraform Plan |

## Impact

Enable Vulnerability Assessment (VA) Periodic recurring scans for critical SQL servers and corresponding SQL databases. VA setting 'Periodic recurring scans' schedules periodic (weekly) vulnerability scanning for the SQL server and corresponding Databases. Periodic and regular vulnerability scanning provides risk visibility based on updated known vulnerability signatures and best practices.

## How to Fix

## *Resource:* azurerm\_resource\_group, azurerm\_sql\_server, azurerm\_storage\_account, azurerm\_storage\_container, azurerm\_mssql\_server\_security\_alert\_policy, azurerm\_mssql\_server\_vulnerability\_assessment \[source,go]

{ " resource "azurerm\_resource\_group" "okExample" { name = "okExample-resources" location = "West Europe" }

resource "azurerm\_sql\_server" "okExample" { name = "mysqlserver" resource\_group\_name = azurerm\_resource\_group.okExample.name location = azurerm\_resource\_group.okExample.location version = "12.0" administrator\_login = "4dm1n157r470r" administrator\_login\_password = "4-v3ry-53cr37-p455w0rd" }

resource "azurerm\_storage\_account" "okExample" { name = "accteststorageaccount" resource\_group\_name = azurerm\_resource\_group.okExample.name location = azurerm\_resource\_group.okExample.location account\_tier = "Standard" account\_replication\_type = "GRS" }

resource "azurerm\_storage\_container" "okExample" { name = "accteststoragecontainer" storage\_account\_name = azurerm\_storage\_account.okExample.name container\_access\_type = "private" }

resource "azurerm\_mssql\_server\_security\_alert\_policy" "okExample" { resource\_group\_name = azurerm\_resource\_group.okExample.name server\_name = azurerm\_sql\_server.okExample.name state = "Enabled" }

resource "azurerm\_mssql\_server\_vulnerability\_assessment" "okExample" { server\_security\_alert\_policy\_id = azurerm\_mssql\_server\_security\_alert\_policy.okExample.id storage\_container\_path = "${azurerm\_storage\_account.okExample.primary\_blob\_endpoint}${azurerm\_storage\_container.okExample.name}/" storage\_account\_access\_key = azurerm\_storage\_account.okExample.primary\_access\_key

recurring\_scans { enabled = true email\_subscription\_admins = true emails = \[ "<email@example1.com>", "<email@example2.com>" ] }

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