ColdFusion must have Robust Exception Information disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-62527	CF11-06-000218	SV-77017r1_rule		High

Description
Any application providing too much information in error logs and in administrative messages to the screen risks compromising the data and security of the application and system. The structure and content of error messages needs to be carefully considered by the organization and development team. ColdFusion is a development and deployment framework. To handle this role properly, ColdFusion offers several debugging and logging facilities that must be disabled in a production environment. If left enabled, these settings can expose sensitive data within error and log messages.

Description

Any application providing too much information in error logs and in administrative messages to the screen risks compromising the data and security of the application and system. The structure and content of error messages needs to be carefully considered by the organization and development team. ColdFusion is a development and deployment framework. To handle this role properly, ColdFusion offers several debugging and logging facilities that must be disabled in a production environment. If left enabled, these settings can expose sensitive data within error and log messages.

STIG	Date
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-11-02

Details

Check Text ( C-63331r1_chk )
Within the Administrator Console, navigate to the "Debug Output Settings" page under the "Debugging & Output Settings" menu. If "Enable Robust Exception Information" is checked, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-68447r1_fix)
Navigate to the "Debug Output Settings" page under the "Debugging & Output Settings" menu. Uncheck "Enable Robust Exception Information" and select the "Submit Changes" button.