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# AWS CloudFront web distribution with geo restriction disabled misconfiguration detected in code

## Rule Details

|                        |                                      |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| Cortex AppSec Rule ID  | APPSEC\_AWS\_374                     |
| Category - Subcategory | Public Exposure - APIs               |
| Provider               | AWS                                  |
| Severity               | LOW                                  |
| Framework              | Terraform, Terraform Plan            |
| Mapped CSPM/KSPM Rule  | 4b1f46ec-9874-49f8-b735-902b47b7c676 |

## Impact

The rule is checking whether AWS CloudFront web distributions have geographic restrictions enabled. This involves setting up geo restrictions to control access based on the geographic location of users attempting to access the content distributed by CloudFront.

Enabling geographic restrictions is important for maintaining control over where your content is accessible. This helps ensure compliance with regional legal and regulatory requirements while enhancing security by blocking access from regions irrelevant to your business or associated with potential malicious activity. By implementing geo restrictions, you can better protect your data and align with regional laws and policies.

## How to Fix

*Resource:* aws\_cloudfront\_distribution

* *Arguments:* restrictions

Enable geo restriction for your AWS CloudFront distribution by including a restrictions block inside the aws\_cloudfront\_distribution resource. This block allows you to configure geo restrictions by specifying which countries are allowed or denied access.

## This example demonstrates how to enable geo restriction for an AWS CloudFront distribution using Terraform. \[source,go]

## resource "aws\_cloudfront\_distribution" "example" { ... restrictions { geo\_restriction { restriction\_type = "whitelist" # Or "blacklist" depending on your use case locations = \["US", "CA", "GB"] # Example of allowed countries } } ... }


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