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# Security Rule in Palo Alto Networks devices with overly broad Source and Destination IPs misconfigur

## Rule Details

|                        |                                    |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| Cortex AppSec Rule ID  | APPSEC\_PAN\_7                     |
| Category - Subcategory | Public Exposure - Ingress Controls |
| Provider               | OTHER                              |
| Severity               | LOW                                |
| Framework              | Ansible                            |

## Impact

This rule detects whether security rules in Palo Alto Networks devices use 'any' for both 'source\_ip' and 'destination\_ip' simultaneously. Configuring both source and destination IPs to 'any' in a security rule can lead to overly broad permissions, potentially exposing the network to unintended traffic. At least one of these attributes, either source\_ip or destination\_ip, should be set to a specific value other than 'any' to enforce more granular and secure traffic filtering.

## How to Fix

**Palo Alto Networks**

* **Resource:** panos\_security\_rule
* **Attributes:** source\_ip, destination\_ip

To mitigate this risk, ensure that either the source\_ip or destination\_ip (or both) attributes in your panos\_security\_rule resources are configured with specific IP addresses or ranges instead of using any. This approach helps define precise and secure network traffic rules.

Secure Code Example:

```yaml
- name: Example
  tasks:
    - name: Example
      paloaltonetworks.panos.panos_security_rule:
        name: "example-rule"
-        source_ip: ['any']
-        destination_ip: ['any']
+        source_ip: ['192.168.1.0/24']
+        destination_ip: ['10.1.2.0/24']
```

In this example, specifying exact IP addresses or ranges for source\_ip and destination\_ip ensures that the security rule does not unintentionally permit all traffic.


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