APACHE 2.2 Server for Windows Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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WA000-WWA050
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The web server must use a vendor-supported version of the web server software.
Many vulnerabilities are associated with old versions of web server software. As hot fixes and patches are issued, these solutions are included in the next version of the server software. Maintain...Rule High Severity -
WG200
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WG275
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WA000-WWA020
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WG420
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Backup interactive scripts on the production web server must be prohibited.
Copies of backup files will not execute on the server, but can be read by the anonymous user if special precautions are not taken. Such backup copies contain the same sensitive information as the a...Rule Low Severity -
WG050
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The Timeout directive must be properly set.
These Timeout requirements are set to mitigate the effects of several types of denial of service attacks. Although there is some latitude concerning the settings themselves, the requirements attemp...Rule Medium Severity -
WA000-WWA022
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The KeepAlive directive must be enabled.
The KeepAlive extension to HTTP/1.0 and the persistent connection feature of HTTP/1.1 provide long lived HTTP sessions which allow multiple requests to be sent over the same connection. These requi...Rule Medium Severity -
WA000-WWA024
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WG040
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Public web server resources must not be shared with private assets.
It is important to segregate public web server resources from private resources located behind the DoD DMZ in order to protect private assets. When folders, drives or other resources are directly s...Rule Medium Severity -
WG060
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The service account used to run the web service must have its password changed at least annually.
Normally, a service account is established for the web service to run under rather than permitting it to run as part of the local system. The password on such accounts must be changed at least annu...Rule Medium Severity -
WG080
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Installation of a compiler on production web server must be prohibited.
The presence of a compiler on a production server facilitates the malicious user’s task of creating custom versions of programs and installing Trojan Horses or viruses. For example, the attacker’s ...Rule Medium Severity -
WA060
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WA070
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A private web server must be located on a separate controlled access subnet.
Private web servers, which host sites that serve controlled access data, must be protected from outside threats in addition to insider threats. Insider threat may be accidental or intentional but, ...Rule Medium Severity -
WG190
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WG220
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WG130
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All utility programs, not necessary for operations, must be removed or disabled.
Just as running unneeded services and protocols is a danger to the web server at the lower levels of the OSI model, running unneeded utilities and programs is also a danger at the application layer...Rule Low Severity -
WG270
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WG280
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The access control files are owned by a privileged web server account.
This check verifies that the key web server system configuration files are owned by the SA or Web Manager controlled account. These same files which control the configuration of the web server, and...Rule Medium Severity -
WA120
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WG300
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WG330
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A public web server must limit e-mail to outbound only.
Incoming E-mail has been known to provide hackers with access to servers. Disabling the incoming mail service prevents this type of attacks. Additionally, Email represents the main use of the Inter...Rule Medium Severity -
WG470
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WG440
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Monitoring software must include CGI or equivalent programs in its scope.
By their very nature, CGI type files permit the anonymous web user to interact with data and perhaps store data on the web server. In many cases, CGI scripts exercise system-level control over the ...Rule Medium Severity -
WA140
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The KeepAliveTimeout directive must be defined.
The number of seconds Apache will wait for a subsequent request before closing the connection. Once a request has been received, the timeout value specified by the Timeout directive applies. Settin...Rule Medium Severity -
WG204
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A web server installation must be segregated from other services.
The web server installation and configuration plan should not support the co-hosting of multiple services such as Domain Name Service (DNS), e-mail, databases, search engines, indexing, or streamin...Rule Medium Severity -
WG520
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Web server and/or operating system information must be protected.
The web server response header of an HTTP response can contain several fields of information including the requested HTML page. The information included in this response can be web server type and ...Rule Low Severity -
WA155
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Classified web servers will be afforded physical security commensurate with the classification of its content.
When data of a classified nature is migrated to a web server, fundamental principles applicable to the safeguarding of classified material must be followed. A classified web server needs to be affo...Rule High Severity -
WA230
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WG355
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WG385
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WG145
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The private web server must use an approved DoD certificate validation process.
Without the use of a certificate validation process, the site is vulnerable to accepting certificates that have expired or have been revoked. This would allow unauthorized individuals access to the...Rule Medium Severity -
WG237
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Remote authors or content providers must have all files scanned for malware before uploading files to the Document Root directory.
Remote web authors should not be able to upload files to the DocumentRoot directory structure without virus checking and checking for malicious or mobile code. A remote web user whose agency has a ...Rule Medium Severity
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