Disable Web Content Symbolic Links
An XCCDF Rule
Description
For each <Directory> instance, remove the following:
FollowSymLinksIf symbolic links are allowed, the following can be added for each
<Directory> instance:
Options SymLinksIfOwnerMatchDisable
Rationale
A symbolic link allows a file or a directory to be referenced using a symbolic name raising a potential hazard if symbolic linkage is made to a sensitive area. When web scripts are executed and symbolic links are allowed, the web user could be allowed to access locations on the web server that are outside the scope of the web document root or home directory.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_httpd_disable_content_symlinks
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated