The application server must protect audit tools from unauthorized access.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-35213	SRG-APP-000121-AS-000081	SV-46500r1_rule		Medium

Description
Protecting audit data also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Depending upon the log format and application, system and application log tools may provide the only means to manipulate and manage application and system log data. It is, therefore, imperative that access to audit tools be controlled and protected from unauthorized access. Application servers provide a web and/or a command line based management functionality for managing the application server audit capabilities. In addition, subsets of audit tool components may be stored on the file system as jar or xml configuration files. The application server must ensure that in addition to protecting any web based audit tools, any file system based tools are protected as well.

Description

Protecting audit data also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Depending upon the log format and application, system and application log tools may provide the only means to manipulate and manage application and system log data. It is, therefore, imperative that access to audit tools be controlled and protected from unauthorized access. Application servers provide a web and/or a command line based management functionality for managing the application server audit capabilities. In addition, subsets of audit tool components may be stored on the file system as jar or xml configuration files. The application server must ensure that in addition to protecting any web based audit tools, any file system based tools are protected as well.

STIG	Date
Application Server Security Requirements Guide	2013-01-08

Details

Check Text ( C-43585r1_chk )
Review the AS documentation and server configuration to determine if the AS protects audit tools from unauthorized access. Request a system administrator attempt to access audit tools while logged into the server in a role that does not have the requisite privileges. If the AS does not protect audit tools from unauthorized access, this is a finding

Fix Text (F-39759r1_fix)
Configure the AS or OS to protect audit tools from unauthorized access.