Dropbox
The Dropbox integration detects a variety of data loss prevention, account misconfiguration, and user security risks in an integrated Dropbox account that could leave you and your organization vulnerable.
Integration prerequisites
- A Dropbox Business plan (Standard, Advanced, Enterprise, or Education)
- Access to a Dropbox Business account with Team admin permissions
Integration permissions
For the Dropbox integration to function, Cloudflare CASB requires the following Dropbox permissions via an OAuth 2.0 app:
account_info.readfiles.metadata.readfiles.content.readsharing.readteam_info.readteam_data.memberteam_data.governance.writeteam_data.governance.readfiles.team_metadata.readmembers.readgroups.readsessions.list
These permissions follow the principle of least privilege to ensure that only the minimum required access is granted. To learn more about each permission, refer to the Dropbox API Permissions documentation ↗.
Security findings
The Dropbox integration currently scans for the following findings, or security risks. Findings are grouped by category and then ordered by severity level.
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File and folder sharing
Identify files and folders that have been shared in a potentially insecure fashion.
| Finding type | FindingTypeID | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Dropbox: File publicly accessible with edit access | 7fefad57-371b-4f27-b1f0-7d500c863bd0 | Critical |
| Dropbox: File shared company-wide with edit access | 265ed167-435c-4626-99ba-2fafd766c096 | High |
| Dropbox: File publicly accessible with view access | e8c057e4-d6ce-431b-9d03-d9aadff610d4 | High |
| Dropbox: Shared link create policy set to default ‘Public’ | 0afabc9a-3a98-4a67-941a-d1f0ce0cfbfe | High |
| Dropbox: File shared company-wide with view access | 02a14d67-27fa-4621-a280-1a25925d506f | Medium |
| Dropbox: Folder shared company-wide with edit access | ac4da5b9-ddb0-4285-ba52-2ba4de43b530 | Medium |
| Dropbox: Shared folder policy set to default ‘Anyone’ | 5d479ad5-d0f1-4c8f-b439-a39b399fe6c5 | Medium |
| Dropbox: Group creation policy set to ‘Admins and Members’ | 6f54b5eb-6867-490e-b823-08e91878eb40 | Medium |
| Dropbox: Folder join policy set to ‘Can join folders shared by Anyone’ | e5ffaecc-f61a-4019-a54f-2e5ac882d3f3 | Medium |
| Dropbox: Folder member policy set to ‘Can share folders with Anyone’ | 99d4a2af-12ec-43a1-9630-27ac4adf625c | Medium |
| Dropbox: Shared link create policy set to default ‘Team-wide’ | a3d02f04-4372-4ae3-99f9-e2caccee6e76 | Low |
Data Loss Prevention (optional)
These findings will only appear if you added DLP profiles to your CASB integration.
| Finding type | Severity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| File Publicly Accessible Read and Write with DLP Profile match | Critical | A Dropbox file contains sensitive data that anyone on the Internet can read or write. |
| File Publicly Accessible Read Only with DLP Profile match | Critical | A Dropbox file contains sensitive data that anyone on the Internet can read. |
| File Shared Company Wide Read and Write with DLP Profile match | Medium | A Dropbox file is shared with the entire company with read and write permissions. |
| File Shared Company Wide Read Only with DLP Profile match | Medium | A Dropbox file is shared with the entire company with read permissions. |
Suspicious applications
Detect when suspicious Dropbox applications are linked by members.
| Finding type | FindingTypeID | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Dropbox: Suspicious application linked by member | 8384c58c-1fc2-4caa-9836-c8ede7ca440d | High |
User access and account misconfigurations
Flag user access issues, including users misusing accounts or not following best practices.
| Finding type | FindingTypeID | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Dropbox: Admin user with unverified secondary email | cebb4104-1235-4049-a664-9fcd003ece71 | Medium |
| Dropbox: Admin user with restricted directory access | 19378bb3-a3b7-4ee5-8ea7-39eec0a2ca7c | Medium |
| Dropbox: User with unverified email | 2b5804f7-4888-4872-a85a-a64805d10654 | Medium |
| Dropbox: Invited user | 44d34aab-82fb-4a60-8e35-d7a75cfc789c | Low |
| Dropbox: Suspended user | e356cfe6-97e6-4e30-9cb9-4a42a387844e | Low |
| Dropbox: User with secondary email configured | 4bbb795a-cd34-41ba-865d-9bf9de61a592 | Low |