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APACHE 2.2 Server for UNIX Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • WA00505

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Web server status module must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Apache mod_info module provides information on the server configuration via access to a /server-info URL location, while ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA00520

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The web server must not be configured as a proxy server.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Apache proxy modules allow the server to act as a proxy (either forward or reverse proxy) of http and other protocols wit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA00525

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • User specific directories must not be globally enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The UserDir directive must be disabled so that user home directories are not accessed via the web site with a tilde (~) prece...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA00530

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The process ID (PID) file must be properly secured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The PidFile directive sets the file path to the process ID file to which the server records the process id of the server, whi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA00535

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The score board file must be properly secured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ScoreBoardfile directive sets a file path which the server will use for Inter-Process Communication (IPC) among the Apach...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA00540

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The web server must be configured to explicitly deny access to the OS root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Apache Directory directive allows for directory specific configuration of access controls and many other features and opt...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA00545

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Web server options for the OS root must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Apache Options directive allows for specific configuration of options, including execution of CGI, following symbolic lin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA00550

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The TRACE method must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Diagnostics help establish a history of activities, and can be useful in detecting attack attempts or determining tuning adju...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA00555

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The web server must be configured to listen on a specific IP address and port.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Apache Listen directive specifies the IP addresses and port numbers the Apache web server will listen for requests. Rathe...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA00560

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The URL-path name must be set to the file path name or the directory path name.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ScriptAlias directive controls which directories the Apache server "sees" as containing scripts. If the directive uses a...
    Rule Medium Severity

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