The DBMS must generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to add privileges/permissions occur.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Failed attempts to change the permissions, privileges, and roles granted to users and roles must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unauthorized attempts to elevate or restrict privileges could go undetected. In an SQL environment, adding permissions is typically done via the GRANT command, or, in the negative, the DENY command. To aid in diagnosis, it is necessary to keep track of failed attempts in addition to the successful ones.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-206617r879866_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Deploy a DBMS capable of producing the required audit records when it denies or fails to complete attempts to add privileges/permissions/role membership.
Configure the DBMS to produce audit records when it denies attempts to add privileges/permissions/role membership.
Configure the DBMS to produce audit records when other errors prevent attempts to add privileges/permissions/role membership.