Detections
Analytics

1.171 SOL-11.1-070180

Information

World-writable files must not exist.

GROUP ID: V-216197RULE ID: SV-216197r959010

Data in world-writable files can be read, modified, and potentially compromised by any user on the system. World-writable files may also indicate an incorrectly written script or program that could potentially be the cause of a larger compromise to the system's integrity.

Solution

The root role is required.

Change the permissions of the files identified in the check step to remove the world-writable permission.

pfexec chmod o-w [filename]

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23873

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216197r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-070180, Vuln-ID|V-216197

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 4f414735f93aa03d8f4093a82bb24f595fbae934eb2e150451575416a1597845