Detections
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CD16-00-010700 - PostgreSQL must generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to delete privileges/permissions occur.
Information
Failed attempts to change the permissions, privileges, and roles granted to users and roles must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unauthorized attempts to elevate or restrict privileges could go undetected.In an SQL environment, deleting permissions is typically done via the REVOKE or DENY command.
To aid in diagnosis, it is necessary to keep track of failed attempts in addition to the successful ones.
Solution
Configure PostgreSQL to produce audit records when unsuccessful attempts to delete privileges occur.All denials are logged if logging is enabled. To ensure logging is enabled, review supplementary content APPENDIX-C for instructions on enabling logging.
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_CD_Postgres_16_V1R2_STIG.zip
Item Details
Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
References: 800-53|AU-12c., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000172, Rule-ID|SV-261951r1000858_rule, STIG-ID|CD16-00-010700, Vuln-ID|V-261951
Plugin: PostgreSQLDB
Control ID: aca7834e19b19859f87164ee69c31b213ca1207c88828f141f13f05343f6bb07