The A10 Networks ADC must reveal error messages only to authorized individuals (ISSO, ISSM, and SA).
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational state or can give configuration details about the network element. Limiting access to system logs and administrative consoles to authorized personnel will help to mitigate this risk. However, user feedback and error messages should also be restricted by type and content in accordance with security best practices (e.g., ICMP messages). In the A10 Networks ADC, the audit log is maintained in a separate file separate from the system log. Access to the audit log is role-based. The audit log messages that are displayed for an admin depend upon that administrator’s role (privilege level). Administrators with Root, Read Write, or Read Only privileges who view the audit log can view all the messages, for all system partitions.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-237058r639621_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Do not assign anyone who is not the ISSO, ISSM, and authorized System Administrators to be Administrators with Root, Read Write, or Read Only privileges. Do not configure accounts with Root, Read Write, or Read Only privileges for anyone other than the authorized individuals (ISSO, ISSM, and SA).