The DBMS must generate audit records when privileges/permissions are modified.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-206618	SRG-APP-000495-DB-000328	SV-206618r961800_rule		Medium

Description
Changes in the permissions, privileges, and roles granted to users and roles must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unauthorized elevation or restriction of privileges could go undetected. Elevated privileges give users access to information and functionality that they should not have; restricted privileges wrongly deny access to authorized users. In an SQL environment, modifying permissions is typically done via the GRANT, REVOKE, and DENY commands.

Description

Changes in the permissions, privileges, and roles granted to users and roles must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unauthorized elevation or restriction of privileges could go undetected. Elevated privileges give users access to information and functionality that they should not have; restricted privileges wrongly deny access to authorized users. In an SQL environment, modifying permissions is typically done via the GRANT, REVOKE, and DENY commands.

STIG	Date
Database Security Requirements Guide	2024-06-20

Details

Check Text ( C-6878r291522_chk )
If there is no distinction in the DBMS's security architecture between modifying permissions on the one hand, and adding and deleting permissions on the other hand, this is not a finding. Review DBMS documentation to verify that audit records can be produced when privileges/permissions/role memberships are modified. If the DBMS is not capable of this, this is a finding. Review the DBMS/database security and audit configurations to verify that audit records are produced when privileges/permissions/role memberships are modified. If they are not produced, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-6878r291522_chk )

If there is no distinction in the DBMS's security architecture between modifying permissions on the one hand, and adding and deleting permissions on the other hand, this is not a finding.

Review DBMS documentation to verify that audit records can be produced when privileges/permissions/role memberships are modified.

If the DBMS is not capable of this, this is a finding.

Review the DBMS/database security and audit configurations to verify that audit records are produced when privileges/permissions/role memberships are modified.

If they are not produced, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-6878r291523_fix)
Deploy a DBMS capable of producing the required audit records when privileges/permissions/role memberships are modified. Configure the DBMS to produce audit records when privileges/permissions/role memberships are modified.