The Apache web server must have Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-214245	AS24-U1-000330	SV-214245r879587_rule		Medium

Description
A web server can be installed with functionality that, by its nature, is not secure. WebDAV is an extension to the HTTP protocol that, when developed, was meant to allow users to create, change, and move documents on a server, typically a web server or web share. Allowing this functionality, development, and deployment is much easier for web authors. WebDAV is not widely used and has serious security concerns because it may allow clients to modify unauthorized files on the web server.

Description

A web server can be installed with functionality that, by its nature, is not secure. WebDAV is an extension to the HTTP protocol that, when developed, was meant to allow users to create, change, and move documents on a server, typically a web server or web share. Allowing this functionality, development, and deployment is much easier for web authors. WebDAV is not widely used and has serious security concerns because it may allow clients to modify unauthorized files on the web server.

STIG	Date
Apache Server 2.4 UNIX Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-12-14

Details

Check Text ( C-15459r276995_chk )
In a command line, run "httpd -M \| sort" to view a list of installed modules. If any of the following modules are present, this is a finding: dav_module dav_fs_module dav_lock_module

Fix Text (F-15457r276996_fix)
Determine where the "dav" modules are located by running the following command: grep -rl "dav_module" <'INSTALL PATH'> Edit the file and comment out the following modules: dav_module dav_fs_module dav_lock_module Restart Apache: apachectl restart