III - Administrative Sensitive
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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WG420
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Backup interactive scripts on the production web server must be prohibited.
Copies of backup files will not execute on the server, but can be read by the anonymous user if special precautions are not taken. Such backup copies contain the same sensitive information as the a...Rule Low Severity -
WG050
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The web server service password(s) must be entrusted to the SA or Web Manager.
Normally, a service account is established for the web server. This is because a privileged account is not desirable and the server is designed to run for long uninterrupted periods of time. The SA...Rule Medium Severity -
WG040
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Public web server resources must not be shared with private assets.
It is important to segregate public web server resources from private resources located behind the DoD DMZ in order to protect private assets. When folders, drives or other resources are directly s...Rule Medium Severity -
WG060
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The service account used to run the web service must have its password changed at least annually.
Normally, a service account is established for the web service to run under rather than permitting it to run as part of the local system. The password on such accounts must be changed at least annu...Rule Medium Severity -
WG080
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Installation of a compiler on production web server must be prohibited.
The presence of a compiler on a production server facilitates the malicious user’s task of creating custom versions of programs and installing Trojan Horses or viruses. For example, the attacker’s ...Rule Medium Severity -
WA060
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A public web server, if hosted on the NIPRNet, must be isolated in an accredited DoD DMZ Extension.
To minimize exposure of private assets to unnecessary risk by attackers, public web servers must be isolated from internal systems. Public web servers are by nature more vulnerable to attack from ...Rule Medium Severity -
WA070
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A private web server must be located on a separate controlled access subnet.
Private web servers, which host sites that serve controlled access data, must be protected from outside threats in addition to insider threats. Insider threat may be accidental or intentional but, ...Rule Medium Severity -
WG190
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The web server must use a vendor-supported version of the web server software.
Many vulnerabilities are associated with old versions of web server software. As hot fixes and patches are issued, these solutions are included in the next version of the server software. Maintain...Rule High Severity -
WG200
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Administrators must be the only users allowed access to the directory tree, the shell, or other operating system functions and utilities.
As a rule, accounts on a web server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and web authors require accounts on the machine hosting the web server. Thi...Rule High Severity -
WG220
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Web administration tools must be restricted to the web manager and the web manager’s designees.
All automated information systems are at risk of data loss due to disaster or compromise. Failure to provide adequate protection to the administration tools creates risk of potential theft or damag...Rule Medium Severity -
WG130
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All utility programs, not necessary for operations, must be removed or disabled.
Just as running unneeded services and protocols is a danger to the web server at the lower levels of the OSI model, running unneeded utilities and programs is also a danger at the application layer...Rule Low Severity -
WG270
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The web server’s htpasswd files (if present) must reflect proper ownership and permissions.
In addition to OS restrictions, access rights to files and directories can be set on a web site using the web server software. That is, in addition to allowing or denying all access rights, a rule...Rule Medium Severity -
WG280
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The access control files are owned by a privileged web server account.
This check verifies that the key web server system configuration files are owned by the SA or Web Manager controlled account. These same files which control the configuration of the web server, and...Rule Medium Severity -
WA120
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Administrative users and groups that have access rights to the web server must be documented.
There are typically several individuals and groups that are involved in running a production web site. In most cases, we can identify several types of users on a web server. These are the System Ad...Rule Low Severity -
WG300
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Web server system files must conform to minimum file permission requirements.
This check verifies that the key web server system configuration files are owned by the SA or Web Manager controlled account. These same files which control the configuration of the web server, and...Rule Medium Severity -
WG330
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A public web server must limit e-mail to outbound only.
Incoming E-mail has been known to provide hackers with access to servers. Disabling the incoming mail service prevents this type of attacks. Additionally, Email represents the main use of the Inter...Rule Medium Severity -
WG470
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Wscript.exe and Cscript.exe must only be accessible by the SA and/or the web administrator.
Windows Scripting Host (WSH) is installed under either a Typical or Custom installation option of a Microsoft Network Server. This technology permits the execution of powerful script files from the...Rule Medium Severity -
WG440
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Monitoring software must include CGI or equivalent programs in its scope.
By their very nature, CGI type files permit the anonymous web user to interact with data and perhaps store data on the web server. In many cases, CGI scripts exercise system-level control over the ...Rule Medium Severity -
WA140
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Web server content and configuration files must be part of a routine backup program.
Backing up web server data and web server application software after upgrades or maintenance ensures that recovery can be accomplished up to the current version. It also provides a means to determ...Rule Low Severity -
WG204
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A web server installation must be segregated from other services.
The web server installation and configuration plan should not support the co-hosting of multiple services such as Domain Name Service (DNS), e-mail, databases, search engines, indexing, or streamin...Rule Medium Severity -
WG520
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Web server and/or operating system information must be protected.
The web server response header of an HTTP response can contain several fields of information including the requested HTML page. The information included in this response can be web server type and ...Rule Low Severity -
WA155
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Classified web servers will be afforded physical security commensurate with the classification of its content.
When data of a classified nature is migrated to a web server, fundamental principles applicable to the safeguarding of classified material must be followed. A classified web server needs to be affo...Rule High Severity -
WA230
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The site software used with the web server must have all applicable security patches applied and documented.
The IAVM process does not address all patches that have been identified for the host operating system or, in this case, the web server software environment. Many vendors have subscription services ...Rule Medium Severity -
WG275
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The web server, although started by superuser or privileged account, must run using a non-privileged account.
Running the web server with excessive privileges presents an increased risk to the web server. In the event the web server’s services are compromised, the context by which the web server is running...Rule Medium Severity -
WG355
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A private web server’s list of CAs in a trust hierarchy must lead to an authorized DoD PKI Root CA.
A PKI certificate is a digital identifier that establishes the identity of an individual or a platform. A server that has a certificate provides users with third-party confirmation of authenticity....Rule Medium Severity
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