WebSphere MQ switch profiles must be properly defined to the appropriate ADMIN class.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
WebSphere MQ resources allow for the control of administrator functions, connections, commands, queues, processes, and namelists. Some resources provide the ability to disable or bypass security checking. Failure to properly protect WebSphere MQ resources may result in unauthorized access. This exposure could compromise the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of system services, applications, and customer data.
- ID
- SV-225630r1050725_rule
- Version
- ZWMQ0051
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Switch profiles are special WebSphere MQ profiles that are used to turn on/off security checking for a type of resource. Due to the security exposure this creates, no profiles with the first two qualifiers of ssid.NO will be defined to the MQADMIN or MXADMIN class, with one exception. Due to the fact that (1) all sensitive WebSphere MQ commands are restricted to queue managers, channel initiators, and designated systems personnel, and (2) no command resource checking is performed on DISPLAY commands, at the discretion of the ISSO a ssid.NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS switch profile may be defined to the MQADMIN or MXADMIN class.
1. Identify if any switch profile permissions exist using the sample TSS command:
SR CLASS(MQADMIN) NOMASK FILTER(*.NO.**)