CONDUIT TICKET REPORT

Finding Summary

Short description

[TITAN] High — database on rds-pci-card-data

Severity

High

Priority

2 - High

Resource

rds-pci-card-data

Resource type

AWS::RDS::DBInstance

Cloud

AWS

Subscription / Account

4503-6703-8821

Resource group / Project

banking-prod

The Security Finding

PCI card-data RDS instance has 'publicly_accessible=true' set — violates PCI DSS 1.3.4 (no direct public access to CHD). TLS also disabled (rds.force_ssl=0).

ITIL Change Management Fields

Justification

High: PCI card-data RDS instance has 'publicly_accessible=true' set — violates PCI DSS 1.3.4 (no direct public access to CHD). TLS also disabled (rds.force_ssl=0).

Implementation Plan

1. Pre-change snapshot captured by TITAN (auto-rollback available).
2. Execute fix command:
   aws rds modify-db-instance --db-instance-identifier rds-pci-card-data --no-publicly-accessible --apply-immediately && aws rds modify-db-parameter-group --db-parameter-group-name pci-card-pg --parameters "ParameterName=rds.force_ssl,ParameterValue=1,ApplyMethod=immediate"
3. TITAN FORGE verifies the fix was applied.
4. Post-change rescan by TITAN SCOUT — finding must no longer appear.
5. Close ticket with Successful close_code.

Risk & Impact Analysis

Risk level: MEDIUM-HIGH risk — misconfiguration with realistic exploit path.
Business impact if unremediated: Increases attack surface; auditor finding likely.
Scope: single resource (rds-pci-card-data).
Blast radius: change is idempotent; pre-change snapshot captured by TITAN; auto-rollback available if rescan fails.
Finding detail: PCI card-data RDS instance has 'publicly_accessible=true' set — violates PCI DSS 1.3.4 (no direct public access to CHD). TLS also disabled (rds.force_ssl=0).

Backout / Rollback Plan

1. TITAN auto-captured snapshot of rds-pci-card-data before change (baseline: titan-banking-demo-20260422T201922Z).
2. If post-change rescan still shows the finding OR a new issue appears within 15 min:
   a. TITAN FORGE fires rollback automatically using stored snapshot.
   b. Incident reopens and escalates to on-call.
3. Manual rollback command path (human override) is documented in close notes.

Test Plan

1. TITAN SCOUT rescans rds-pci-card-data immediately after FORGE applies the change.
2. PASS criteria: the specific finding no longer appears in SCOUT results.
3. PASS criteria: no new CRITICAL or HIGH findings introduced by the change.
4. Automated compliance check: HIPAA/PCI/SOC2 controls re-evaluated.
5. If any check fails, backout plan fires automatically.

Recommended Fix

aws rds modify-db-instance --db-instance-identifier rds-pci-card-data --no-publicly-accessible --apply-immediately && aws rds modify-db-parameter-group --db-parameter-group-name pci-card-pg --parameters "ParameterName=rds.force_ssl,ParameterValue=1,ApplyMethod=immediate"

Compliance Mapping

Routing Metadata

Assignment group

database_operations

Change type

Normal

Approval required

Yes

Planned start

2026-04-22 20:09:22

Planned end

2026-04-22 22:09:22

Scan ID

titan-banking-demo-20260422T201922Z

Generated at

2026-04-22T19:55:22+00:00

Opened

2026-04-22 19:55:22

Closed

2026-04-22 19:55:22

Close code

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Attached Security Ticket

PCI card-data RDS instance has 'publicly_accessible=true' set — violates PCI DSS 1.3.4 (no direct public access to CHD). TLS also disabled (rds.force_ssl=0).

Recommended Fix: aws rds modify-db-instance --db-instance-identifier rds-pci-card-data --no-publicly-accessible --apply-immediately && aws rds modify-db-parameter-group --db-parameter-group-name pci-card-pg --parameters "ParameterName=rds.force_ssl,ParameterValue=1,ApplyMethod=immediate"

AI Close Notes

TITAN CONDUIT opened this high database ticket and assigned it to the banking_compliance group for review. STATE: ASSIGNED — awaiting human action. Per TITAN AI policy, configuration changes are NEVER auto-applied and tickets are NEVER auto-closed by TITAN. The assigned group reviews the recommended fix, schedules an approved maintenance window, applies the fix manually, validates via SCOUT rescan, and closes this ticket themselves. TITAN documents and routes — the human owns the change from here.