Oracle HTTP Server 12.1.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000075
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OHS must have the path to the icons directory disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>A web server can provide many features, services, and processes. Some of these may be deemed unnecessary or too unsecure to r...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000075
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have the IfModule mpm_winnt_module directive disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>A web server can provide many features, services, and processes. Some of these may be deemed unnecessary or too unsecure to r...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000076
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have the LoadModule proxy_module directive disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>A web server should be primarily a web server or a proxy server but not both, for the same reasons that other multi-use serve...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000076
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have the LoadModule proxy_http_module directive disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>A web server should be primarily a web server or a proxy server but not both, for the same reasons that other multi-use serve...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000076
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have the LoadModule proxy_ftp_module directive disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>A web server should be primarily a web server or a proxy server but not both, for the same reasons that other multi-use serve...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000076
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have the LoadModule proxy_connect_module directive disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>A web server should be primarily a web server or a proxy server but not both, for the same reasons that other multi-use serve...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000076
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have the LoadModule proxy_balancer_module directive disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>A web server should be primarily a web server or a proxy server but not both, for the same reasons that other multi-use serve...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000077
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must disable the directive pointing to the directory containing the OHS manuals.
<VulnDiscussion>Web server documentation, sample code, example applications, and tutorials may be an exploitable threat to a web server becau...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000077
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have the AliasMatch directive disabled for the OHS manuals.
<VulnDiscussion>Web server documentation, sample code, example applications, and tutorials may be an exploitable threat to a web server becau...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000081
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have the AddHandler directive disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>Controlling what a user of a hosted application can access is part of the security posture of the web server. Any time a user...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000082
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have the LoadModule cgi_module directive disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>Scripts allow server side processing on behalf of the hosted application user or as processes needed in the implementation of...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000082
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have the LoadModule cgid_module directive disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>Scripts allow server side processing on behalf of the hosted application user or as processes needed in the implementation of...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000082
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have the IfModule cgid_module directive disabled for the OHS server, virtual host, and directory configuration.
<VulnDiscussion>Scripts allow server side processing on behalf of the hosted application user or as processes needed in the implementation of...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000082
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have the LoadModule cgi_module directive disabled within the IfModule mpm_winnt_module directive.
<VulnDiscussion>Scripts allow server side processing on behalf of the hosted application user or as processes needed in the implementation of...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000082
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have the ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ directive within a IfModule alias_module directive disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>Scripts allow server side processing on behalf of the hosted application user or as processes needed in the implementation of...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000082
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have the ScriptSock directive within a IfModule cgid_module directive disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>Scripts allow server side processing on behalf of the hosted application user or as processes needed in the implementation of...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000082
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have the cgi-bin directory disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>Scripts allow server side processing on behalf of the hosted application user or as processes needed in the implementation of...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000082
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have directives pertaining to certain scripting languages removed from virtual hosts.
<VulnDiscussion>Scripts allow server side processing on behalf of the hosted application user or as processes needed in the implementation of...Rule Medium Severity -
OHS must have resource mappings set to disable the serving of certain file types.
<VulnDiscussion>Resource mapping is the process of tying a particular file type to a process in the web server that can serve that type of fi...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000087
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Users and scripts running on behalf of users must be contained to the document root or home directory tree of OHS.
<VulnDiscussion>A web server is designed to deliver content and execute scripts or applications on the request of a client or user. Containi...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000142-WSR-000089
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must be configured to use a specified IP address, port, and protocol.
<VulnDiscussion>The web server must be configured to listen on a specified IP address and port. Without specifying an IP address and port fo...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-WSR-000079
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Node Manager account password associated with the installation of OHS must be in accordance with DoD guidance for length, complexity, etc.
<VulnDiscussion>During installation of the web server software, accounts are created for the web server to operate properly. The accounts ins...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-WSR-000174
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OHS must have Entity tags (ETags) disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>Entity tags (ETags) are used for cache management to save network bandwidth by not sending a web page to the requesting clien...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-WSR-000174
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The ListenAddress property of the Node Manager configured to support OHS must match the CN of the certificate used by Node Manager.
<VulnDiscussion>Oracle Node Manager is the utility that is used to perform common operational tasks for OHS. For connections to be made to t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-WSR-000174
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The AuthenticationEnabled property of the Node Manager configured to support OHS must be configured to enforce authentication.
<VulnDiscussion>Oracle Node Manager is the utility that is used to perform common operational tasks for OHS. To accept connections from the ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-WSR-000174
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group
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