To protect against data mining, the F5 BIG-IP appliance providing content filtering must prevent SQL injection attacks launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, and database fields.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Data mining is the analysis of large quantities of data to discover patterns and is used in intelligence gathering. Failure to prevent attacks launched against organizational information from unauthorized data mining may result in the compromise of information. SQL injection attacks are the most prevalent attacks against web applications and databases. These attacks inject SQL commands that can read, modify, or compromise the meaning of the original SQL query. An attacker can spoof identity; expose, tamper, destroy, or make existing data unavailable; or gain unauthorized privileges on the database server. Compliance requires the ALG to have the capability to prevent SQL code injections. Examples include a Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) or database application gateways. Satisfies: SRG-NET-000318-ALG-000152, SRG-NET-000319-ALG-000020</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-266142r1024368_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
From the BIG-IP GUI:
1. Security.
2. Application Security.
3. Security Policies.
4. Policies List.
5. Click the name of the policy.