Basic authentication for RSS feeds over HTTP must not be used.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Basic authentication uses plain text passwords that could be used to compromise a system.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-253408r958478_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
The default behavior is for the Windows RSS platform to not use Basic authentication over HTTP connections.
To correct this, configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> RSS Feeds >> "Turn on Basic feed authentication over HTTP" to "Not Configured" or "Disabled".