Cookies exchanged between the Apache web server and the client, such as session cookies, must have cookie properties set to prohibit client-side scripts from reading the cookie data.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-92855	AS24-W2-000870	SV-102943r1_rule		Medium

Description
A cookie can be read by client-side scripts easily if cookie properties are not set properly. By allowing cookies to be read by the client-side scripts, information such as session identifiers could be compromised and used by an attacker who intercepts the cookie. Setting cookie properties (i.e., HttpOnly property) to disallow client-side scripts from reading cookies better protects the information inside the cookie.

Description

A cookie can be read by client-side scripts easily if cookie properties are not set properly. By allowing cookies to be read by the client-side scripts, information such as session identifiers could be compromised and used by an attacker who intercepts the cookie. Setting cookie properties (i.e., HttpOnly property) to disallow client-side scripts from reading cookies better protects the information inside the cookie.

STIG	Date
Apache Server 2.4 Windows Site Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-12-19

Details

Check Text ( C-92161r1_chk )
Verify the "mod_session_crypto" module is installed. If the mod_session_crypto module is not being used, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-99099r1_fix)
Ensure the mod_session_crypto module is installed. Enable encrypted session cookies. Example: Session On SessionCookieName session path=/ SessionCryptoPassphrase secret