Custom database code and associated application code must not contain information beyond what is needed for troubleshooting.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-251625	IDMS-DB-000540	SV-251625r961167_rule		Medium

Description

Error codes issued by custom code could provide more information than needed for problem resolution and should be vetted to make sure this does not occur.

STIG	Date
CA IDMS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-09-13

Details

Check Text (C-55060r807740_chk)

Check custom database code to verify that error messages do not contain information beyond what is needed for troubleshooting the issue.

If database errors contain PII data, sensitive business data, or information useful for identifying the host system or database structure, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-55014r807741_fix)

Configure custom database code, and associated application code not to divulge sensitive information or information useful for system identification in error messages.