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# AWS S3 Object Versioning is disabled misconfiguration detected in code

## Rule Details

|                        |                                                       |
| ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Cortex AppSec Rule ID  | APPSEC\_AWS\_21                                       |
| Category - Subcategory | Storage - Versioning                                  |
| Provider               | AWS                                                   |
| Severity               | LOW                                                   |
| Framework              | CloudFormation, Serverless, Terraform, Terraform Plan |
| Mapped CSPM/KSPM Rule  | 8ec3f878-0f5e-4782-b4cd-98018b217be5                  |

## Impact

This rule identifies the S3 buckets which have Object Versioning disabled. S3 Object Versioning is an important capability in protecting your data within a bucket. Once you enable Object Versioning, you cannot remove it; you can suspend Object Versioning at any time on a bucket if you do not wish for it to persist. It is recommended to enable Object Versioning on S3.

## How to Fix

To fix this issue, ensure that the `VersioningConfiguration` property in the `AWS::S3::Bucket` resource is configured with `Status` set to `Enabled`.

## Example: \[source,go]

## Resources: MyS3Bucket: Type: AWS::S3::Bucket Properties: BucketName: example-bucket VersioningConfiguration: Status: Enabled ...


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