ColdFusion must enable UUID for session identifier generation.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-62471	CF11-05-000167	SV-76961r1_rule		Medium

Description
Unique session IDs are the opposite of sequentially generated session IDs, which can be easily guessed by an attacker. Unique session identifiers help to reduce predictability of session identifiers. Unique session IDs address man-in-the-middle attacks, including session hijacking or insertion of false information into a session. If the attacker is unable to identify or guess the session information related to pending application traffic, they will have more difficulty in hijacking the session or otherwise manipulating valid sessions. ColdFusion offers session ID randomness and uniqueness by enabling UUID for the session ID. Without this option enabled, session values are sequential and become easy to hijack through guessing.

Description

Unique session IDs are the opposite of sequentially generated session IDs, which can be easily guessed by an attacker. Unique session identifiers help to reduce predictability of session identifiers. Unique session IDs address man-in-the-middle attacks, including session hijacking or insertion of false information into a session. If the attacker is unable to identify or guess the session information related to pending application traffic, they will have more difficulty in hijacking the session or otherwise manipulating valid sessions. ColdFusion offers session ID randomness and uniqueness by enabling UUID for the session ID. Without this option enabled, session values are sequential and become easy to hijack through guessing.

STIG	Date
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-09-21

Details

Check Text ( C-63275r1_chk )
Within the Administrator Console, navigate to the "Settings" page under the "Server Settings" menu. If "Use UUID for cftoken" is not checked, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-68391r1_fix)
Navigate to the "Settings" page under the "Server Settings" menu. Check "Use UUID for cftoken" and select the "Submit Changes" button.