VA2107 - Remove members who should not have access to the database role

Biswas, Sauvik 0 Reputation points
2024-10-17T06:20:38.8533333+00:00

ALTER ROLE [UserRole] DROP MEMBER [Principal], is this the correct remediation script for VA2107

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  1. NIKHILA NETHIKUNTA 2,950 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-10-17T07:10:11.8966667+00:00

    @Biswas, Sauvik
    Thank you for the question and for using Microsoft Q&A platform.

    VA2107 is a rule from the SQL Vulnerability Assessment tool, which focuses on ensuring that the minimal set of principals are members of fixed high-impact database roles. This rule helps to reduce the risk of excessive permissions being granted to users, which could potentially be exploited by attackers.

    Key Points of VA2107:

    Objective: Ensure that only necessary principals have membership in high-impact roles to minimize security risks.

    High-Impact Roles: These typically include roles like db_owner, db_securityadmin, and other roles that have significant control over the database.

    Remediation: Review the members of these roles and remove any principals that do not require such high levels of access. The script you mentioned, ALTER ROLE [UserRole] DROP MEMBER [Principal], is used to remove a member from a role, which is a common remediation step for this rule.

    For more information, please refer to these links:
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/sql-azure-vulnerability-assessment-rules
    https://eitanblumin.com/sql-vulnerability-assessment-tool-rules-reference-list/#Rule_VA2108

    Hope this helps. Please let us know if you have any further questions.

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