Detections
Analytics

1.44 SQLI-22-010500

Information

Use of credentials and proxies must be restricted to necessary cases only.

GROUP ID: V-271342
RULE ID: SV-271342r1108642

In certain situations, to provide required functionality, a DBMS needs to execute internal logic (stored procedures, functions, triggers, etc.) and/or external code modules with elevated privileges. However, if the privileges required for execution are at a higher level than the privileges assigned to organizational users invoking the functionality applications/programs, those users are indirectly provided with greater privileges than assigned by organizations.

Privilege elevation must be used only where necessary and protected from misuse.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Remove any SQL Agent Proxy accounts and credentials that are not authorized.

DROP CREDENTIAL <Credential Name> GO USE [msdb] EXEC sp_delete_proxy @proxy_name = '<Proxy Name>' GO

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26144

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6(8), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002233, Rule-ID|SV-271342r1108642_rule, STIG-ID|SQLI-22-010500, Vuln-ID|V-271342

Plugin: MS_SQLDB

Control ID: 2ee6e9f4ba17342cc25cff779f14a26f67423f2d021066de9ae19cbbeef81f5d