Detections
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1.172 SOL-11.1-070170

Information

The system must not allow users to configure .forward files.

GROUP ID: V-216433
RULE ID: SV-216433r959010

Use of the .forward file poses a security risk in that sensitive data may be inadvertently transferred outside the organization. The .forward file also poses a secondary risk as it can be used to execute commands that may perform unintended actions.

Solution

The root role is required.

Remove any .forward files that are found.

# pfexec rm [filename]

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23765

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216433r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-070170, Vuln-ID|V-216433

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3b5de5cff3d36edd77765e9d1a3f1d4e8badf3498cc02b1150ad6b1c15f3758a