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Set Permissions on All Configuration Files Inside /etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/

An XCCDF Rule

Description

To properly set the permissions of /etc/http/conf.modules.d/*, run the command:

$ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/http/conf.modules.d/*

Rationale

Access to the web server's configuration files may allow an unauthorized user or attacker to access information about the web server or to alter the server's configuration files.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_permissions_httpd_server_modules_files
Severity
Unknown
References
Updated