To protect against unauthorized data mining, the DBN-6300 must monitor for and detect SQL injection attacks launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, and database fields.

An XCCDF Rule

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ID: SV-79497r1_rule
Severity: Medium
References: CCI-002346
Updated: about 1 year ago

Configure a database for SQL injection protection.
 
Enable the SQL injection detection capabilities on the applicable interface for the database to be protected.
 
Navigate to Admin >> Capture >> Capture Sources.
 Select the interface connected to the network that contains the database traffic.
 
Click on the Enable button and ensure the Link up indicator turns green.
 
Map the database.
 
Navigate to Database >> Database Mapping and find the database to be protected.
 
Click on the check box on the left. 
 
Click on the first button at the top of the table which, when hovering over the button, is labeled "Map selected service to new db using their default names". The "Mapping Status" of the database will change to "Pending Mapping". 
 
On the left side of the screen above the label that says "showing", click the button with the arrow. The "Mapping Status" for the database will change to "Mapped".  
 
Note: The learning process requires enough database traffic to properly characterize normal application behavior. 
 
Navigate to Learning >> Time Regions and click on the left arrow to expand the window. 
 
Click on the plus sign to view the captured traffic. 
  
Organizations must capture a significant amount of traffic to enable the device to learn the traffic patterns. The vendor recommends at least three or more days of database traffic learning depending on the organization's traffic volume. 
 
Click the "Commit Learning" button on the lower right. 
 
View the "State" column of the database to verify the shield symbol is green.

To protect against unauthorized data mining, the DBN-6300 must monitor for and detect SQL injection attacks launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, and database fields.

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Remediation - Manual Procedure