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WBSP-AS-000090 - The WebSphere Application Server users WebSphere auditor role must be configured in accordance with System Security Plan.

Information

Logging must be utilized in order to track system activity, assist in diagnosing system issues, and provide evidence needed for forensic investigations post security incident.

Remote access by administrators requires that the admin activity be logged.

Application servers provide a web and command line-based remote management capability for managing the application server. Application servers must ensure that all actions related to administrative functionality such as application server configuration are logged.

Satisfies: SRG-APP-000016-AS-000013, SRG-APP-000343-AS-000030, SRG-APP-000090-AS-000051

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

Solution

In the administrative console, navigate to Users and Groups >> Administrative User roles.

If an unauthorized user is in the auditor role, remove the user from the auditor role.

Restart the DMGR and all the JVMs.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_IBM_WebSphere_Traditional_V9-x_V1R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AC-6(9), 800-53|AC-17(1), 800-53|AU-12b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000067, CCI|CCI-000171, CCI|CCI-002234, Rule-ID|SV-95921r1_rule, STIG-ID|WBSP-AS-000090, Vuln-ID|V-81207

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 2f43c58c01a9ca89d7b1cbf34e7ae2355b0937f5e03bdb629e98c90dbad7130f