F5BI-LT-000161 - To protect against data mining, the BIG-IP Core implementation providing content filtering must be configured to prevent SQL injection attacks from being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, and database fields.

Information

Data mining is the analysis of large quantities of data to discover patterns and is used in intelligence gathering. Failure to prevent attacks launched against organizational information from unauthorized data mining may result in the compromise of information.

SQL injection attacks are the most prevalent attacks against web applications and databases. These attacks inject SQL commands that can read, modify, or compromise the meaning of the original SQL query. An attacker can spoof identity; expose, tamper, destroy, or make existing data unavailable; or gain unauthorized privileges on the database server.

Compliance requires the ALG to have the capability to prevent SQL code injections. Examples include Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) or database application gateways.

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

Solution

If the BIG-IP Core performs content filtering as part of the traffic management functionality, configure the BIG-IP Core as follows:

Configure a policy in the BIG-IP ASM module to prevent SQL injection attacks from being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, and database fields.

Apply a policy to the applicable Virtual Server(s) in BIG-IP LTM module that was configured in the ASM module to prevent SQL injection attacks from being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, and database fields.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_F5_BIG-IP_Y24M01_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-23, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002346, Rule-ID|SV-215775r831463_rule, STIG-ID|F5BI-LT-000161, STIG-Legacy|SV-74761, STIG-Legacy|V-60331, Vuln-ID|V-215775

Plugin: F5

Control ID: b8622bbc45421cd9c76dbdba734f962a676022e2901bc6a59cdb7ce6ab30964d