ColdFusion must have Remote Development Services (RDS) disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-62413	CF11-03-000100	SV-76903r1_rule		High

Description
Application servers provide a myriad of differing processes, features, and functionalities. Some of these processes may be deemed to be unnecessary or too unsecure to run on a production DoD system. Remote Development Services (RDS) is used in a development environment to allow authenticated users access to the server using special features within code editors like Dreamweaver, HomeSite+, ColdFusion Studio, and Eclipse to obtain information from the server. For example, developers can determine what data sources exist, query them, build code based on them, and more. RDS also enables access from within the editors to files on the server (even remotely) over HTTP, as an alternative to FTP. This feature is not meant for production environments.

Description

Application servers provide a myriad of differing processes, features, and functionalities. Some of these processes may be deemed to be unnecessary or too unsecure to run on a production DoD system. Remote Development Services (RDS) is used in a development environment to allow authenticated users access to the server using special features within code editors like Dreamweaver, HomeSite+, ColdFusion Studio, and Eclipse to obtain information from the server. For example, developers can determine what data sources exist, query them, build code based on them, and more. RDS also enables access from within the editors to files on the server (even remotely) over HTTP, as an alternative to FTP. This feature is not meant for production environments.

STIG	Date
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-06-15

Details

Check Text ( C-63217r1_chk )
Within the Administrator Console, navigate to the "RDS" page under the "Security" menu. If "Enable RDS Service" is checked, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-68333r1_fix)
Navigate to the "RDS" page under the "Security" menu. Uncheck "Enable RDS Service" and select the "Submit Changes" button.