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XCCDF
IBM WebSphere Traditional V9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000340-AS-000185
SRG-APP-000340-AS-000185
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000340-AS-000185
1 Rule
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The WebSphere Application Server users in a LDAP user registry group must be authorized for that group.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Preventing non-privileged users from executing privileged functions mitigates the risk that unauthorized individuals or processes may gain unnecessary access to information or privileges. Restricting non-privileged users also prevents an attacker, who has gained access to a non-privileged account, from elevating privileges, creating accounts, and performing system checks and maintenance.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>