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I - Mission Critical Sensitive

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • WG400

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  • All interactive programs must be placed in a designated directory with appropriate permissions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;CGI scripts represents one of the most common and exploitable means of compromising a web server. By definition, CGI are exec...
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  • WG410

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  • Interactive scripts used on a web server must have proper access controls.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The use of CGI scripts represent one of the most common and exploitable means of compromising a web server. By definition, CG...
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  • WG110

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  • The number of allowed simultaneous requests must be set.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Resource exhaustion can occur when an unlimited number of concurrent requests are allowed on a web site, facilitating a denia...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • WG170

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  • Each readable web document directory must contain either a default, home, index, or equivalent file.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The goal is to completely control the web users experience in navigating any portion of the web document root directories. En...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • WG230

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  • Web server administration must be performed over a secure path or at the local console.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Logging into a web server remotely using an unencrypted protocol or service when performing updates and maintenance is a majo...
    Rule High Severity
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  • WG240

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  • Logs of web server access and errors must be established and maintained.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A major tool in exploring the web site use, attempted use, unusual conditions, and problems are reported in the access and er...
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  • WG250

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  • Log file access must be restricted to System Administrators, Web Administrators or Auditors.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A major tool in exploring the web site use, attempted use, unusual conditions and problems are the access and error logs. In ...
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  • WG260

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  • Only web sites that have been fully reviewed and tested must exist on a production web server.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In the case of a production web server, areas for content development and testing will not exist, as this type of content is ...
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  • WG290

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  • The web client account access to the content and scripts directories must be limited to read and execute.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Excessive permissions for the anonymous web user account are one of the most common faults contributing to the compromise of ...
    Rule High Severity
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  • WG310

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  • A web site must not contain a robots.txt file.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Search engines are constantly at work on the Internet. Search engines are augmented by agents, often referred to as spiders ...
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  • WG340

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  • A private web server must utilize an approved TLS version.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption is a required security setting for a private web server. Encryption of private info...
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  • WG350

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  • A private web server must have a valid DoD server certificate.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This check verifies that DoD is a hosted web site's CA. The certificate is actually a DoD-issued server certificate used by t...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • WG490

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  • Java software on production web servers must be limited to class files and the JAVA virtual machine.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;From the source code in a .java or a .jpp file, the Java compiler produces a binary file with an extension of .class. The .ja...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • WG430

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  • Anonymous FTP user access to interactive scripts must be prohibited.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The directories containing the CGI scripts, such as PERL, must not be accessible to anonymous users via FTP. This applies to ...
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  • WG460

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  • PERL scripts must use the TAINT option.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;PERL (Practical Extraction and Report Language) is an interpreted language optimized for scanning arbitrary text files, extra...
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  • WG205

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  • The web document (home) directory must be in a separate partition from the web server’s system files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Application partitioning enables an additional security measure by securing user traffic under one security context, while ma...
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  • WG265

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  • The required DoD banner page must be displayed to authenticated users accessing a DoD private website.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A consent banner will be in place to make prospective entrants aware that the website they are about to enter is a DoD web si...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • WG140

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  • Private web servers must require certificates issued from a DoD-authorized Certificate Authority.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Web sites requiring authentication within the DoD must utilize PKI as an authentication mechanism for web users. Information ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • WG235

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  • Web Administrators must only use encrypted connections for Document Root directory uploads.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Logging in to a web server via an unencrypted protocol or service, to upload documents to the web site, is a risk if proper e...
    Rule High Severity
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  • WG242

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  • Log file data must contain required data elements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The use of log files is a critical component of the operation of the Information Systems (IS) used within the DoD, and they c...
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  • WG255

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  • Access to the web server log files must be restricted to Administrators, the user assigned to run the web server software, Web Manager, and Auditors.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A major tool in exploring the web site use, attempted use, unusual conditions and problems are the access and error logs. In ...
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  • WG342

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  • Public web servers must use TLS if authentication is required.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Transport Layer Security (TLS) is optional for a public web server. However, if authentication is being performed, then the ...
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  • WG610

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  • Web sites must utilize ports, protocols, and services according to PPSM guidelines.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failure to comply with DoD ports, protocols, and services (PPS) requirements can result in compromise of enclave boundary pro...
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  • WA00605

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  • Error logging must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The server error logs are invaluable because they can also be used to identify potential problems and enable proactive remedi...
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  • WA00612

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  • The sites error logs must log the correct format.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The server error logs are invaluable because they can also be used to identify potential problems and enable proactive remedi...
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