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Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000429

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  • The application must use appropriate cryptography in order to protect stored DoD information when required by the information owner or DoD policy.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Applications handling data requiring "data at rest" protections must employ cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized ...
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  • SRG-APP-000233

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  • The application must isolate security functions from non-security functions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An isolation boundary provides access control and protects the integrity of the hardware, software, and firmware that perform...
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  • SRG-APP-000431

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  • The application must maintain a separate execution domain for each executing process.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Applications can maintain separate execution domains for each executing process by assigning each process a separate address ...
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  • SRG-APP-000243

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  • Applications must prevent unauthorized and unintended information transfer via shared system resources.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Preventing unauthorized information transfers mitigates the risk of information, including encrypted representations of infor...
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  • SRG-APP-000435

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  • XML-based applications must mitigate DoS attacks by using XML filters, parser options, or gateways.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot ac...
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  • SRG-APP-000246

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  • The application must restrict the ability to launch Denial of Service (DoS) attacks against itself or other information systems.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Denial of Service (DoS) is a condition where a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organiza...
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  • SRG-APP-000247

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  • The web service design must include redundancy mechanisms when used with high-availability systems.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot ac...
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  • SRG-APP-000439

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  • The application must not store sensitive information in hidden fields.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Hidden fields allow developers to process application data without having to display it on the screen. Using hidden fields t...
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  • SRG-APP-000251

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  • The application must protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without protection of the transmitted information, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised since unprotected communi...
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  • SRG-APP-000440

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  • The application must implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure of information and/or detect changes to information during transmission unless otherwise protected by alternative physical safeguards, such as, at a minimum, a Protected Distribution System (PDS).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Data is subject to manipulation and other integrity related attacks whenever that data is transferred across a network. To pr...
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  • SRG-APP-000441

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  • The application must maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information during preparation for transmission.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Data is subject to manipulation and other integrity related attacks whenever that data is transferred across a network. To pr...
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  • SRG-APP-000442

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  • The application must maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information during reception.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Data is subject to manipulation and other integrity related attacks whenever that data is transferred across a network. To pr...
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  • SRG-APP-000441

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  • The application must not disclose unnecessary information to users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Applications should not disclose information not required for the transaction. (e.g., a web application should not divulge th...
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  • SRG-APP-000441

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  • The application must protect from Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;XSS attacks are essentially code injection attacks against the various language interpreters contained within the browser. XS...
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  • SRG-APP-000251

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  • The application must protect from Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) is an attack where a website user is forced to execute an unwanted action on a website that...
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  • SRG-APP-000251

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  • The application must protect from command injection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A command injection attack is an attack on a vulnerable application where improperly validated input is passed to a command s...
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  • SRG-APP-000251

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  • The application must protect from canonical representation vulnerabilities.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Canonical representation vulnerabilities can occur when a data conversion process does not convert the data to its simplest f...
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  • SRG-APP-000251

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  • The application must validate all input.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Checking the valid syntax and semantics of information system inputs (e.g., character set, length, numerical range, and accep...
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  • SRG-APP-000251

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  • The application must not be vulnerable to SQL Injection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;SQL Injection is a code injection attack against database applications. Malicious SQL statements are inserted into an applica...
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  • SRG-APP-000251

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  • The application must not be vulnerable to XML-oriented attacks.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Extensible Markup Language (XML) is widely employed in web technology and applications like web services (SOAP, REST, and WSD...
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  • SRG-APP-000447

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  • The application must not be subject to input handling vulnerabilities.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A common application vulnerability is unpredictable behavior due to improper input validation. This requirement guards agains...
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  • SRG-APP-000266

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  • SRG-APP-000472

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  • The application must generate error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited by adversaries.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...
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  • SRG-APP-000267

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  • The application must reveal error messages only to the ISSO, ISSM, or SA.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...
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  • SRG-APP-000450

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  • The application must not be vulnerable to overflow attacks.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A buffer overflow occurs when a program exceeds the amount of data allocated to a buffer. The buffer is a sequential section ...
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  • SRG-APP-000454

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