The application server must generate log records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to modify privileges occur.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-57439	SRG-APP-000495-AS-000220	SV-71711r2_rule		Medium

Description
Changing privileges of a subject/object may cause a subject/object to gain or lose capabilities. When successful/unsuccessful changes are made, the event needs to be logged. By logging the event, the modification or attempted modification can be investigated to determine if it was performed inadvertently or maliciously.

STIG	Date
Application Server Security Requirements Guide	2019-01-07

Details

Check Text ( C-58115r1_chk )
Review the application server documentation and the system configuration to determine if the application server generates log records when successful/unsuccessful attempts are made to modify privileges. If log records are not generated, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62477r1_fix)
Configure the application server to generate log records when privileges are successfully or unsuccessfully modified.