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Crunchy Data PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • PostgreSQL must check the validity of all data inputs except those specifically identified by the organization.

    <VulnDiscussion>Invalid user input occurs when a user inserts data or characters into an application's data entry fields and the application ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000251-DB-000391

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL and associated applications must reserve the use of dynamic code execution for situations that require it.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;With respect to database management systems, one class of threat is known as SQL Injection, or more generally, code injection...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000251-DB-000392

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL and associated applications, when making use of dynamic code execution, must scan input data for invalid values that may indicate a code injection attack.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;With respect to database management systems, one class of threat is known as SQL Injection, or more generally, code injection...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PostgreSQL must allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To ensure sufficient storage capacity for the audit logs, PostgreSQL must be able to allocate audit record storage capacity. ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000328-DB-000301

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must enforce discretionary access control policies, as defined by the data owner, over defined subjects and objects.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Discretionary Access Control (DAC) is based on the notion that individual users are "owners" of objects and therefore have di...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000120-DB-000061

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The audit information produced by PostgreSQL must be protected from unauthorized deletion.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If audit data were to become compromised, then competent forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially ma...
    Rule Medium Severity

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