Silent Authentication must be removed from the Default Application Security Realm.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-213500	JBOS-AS-000045	SV-213500r954708_rule		High

Description
Silent Authentication is a configuration setting that allows local OS users access to the JBoss server and a wide range of operations without specifically authenticating on an individual user basis. By default $localuser is a Superuser. This introduces an integrity and availability vulnerability and violates best practice requirements regarding accountability.

STIG	Date
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-02-26

Details

Check Text ( C-14723r754847_chk )
Log on to the OS of the JBoss server with OS permissions that allow access to JBoss. Using the relevant OS commands and syntax, cd to the /bin/ folder. Run the jboss-cli script. Connect to the server and authenticate. Verify that Silent Authentication has been removed from the default Application security realm. Run the following command. For standalone servers, run the following command: "ls /core-service=management/security-realm=ApplicationRealm/authentication" For managed domain installations, run the following command: "ls /host=HOST_NAME/core-service=management/security-realm=ApplicationRealm/authentication" If "local" is returned, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-14723r754847_chk )

Log on to the OS of the JBoss server with OS permissions that allow access to JBoss.
Using the relevant OS commands and syntax, cd to the /bin/ folder.
Run the jboss-cli script.
Connect to the server and authenticate.

Verify that Silent Authentication has been removed from the default Application security realm.
Run the following command.

For standalone servers, run the following command:
"ls /core-service=management/security-realm=ApplicationRealm/authentication"

For managed domain installations, run the following command:
"ls /host=HOST_NAME/core-service=management/security-realm=ApplicationRealm/authentication"

If "local" is returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-14721r754848_fix)
Log on to the OS of the JBoss server with OS permissions that allow access to JBoss. Using the relevant OS commands and syntax, cd to the /bin/ folder. Run the jboss-cli script. Connect to the server and authenticate. Remove the local element from the Application Realm. For standalone servers, run the following command: /core-service=management/security-realm= ApplicationRealm/authentication=local:remove For managed domain installations, run the following command: /host=HOST_NAME/core-service=management/security-realm= ApplicationRealm/authentication=local:remove

Fix Text (F-14721r754848_fix)

Log on to the OS of the JBoss server with OS permissions that allow access to JBoss.
Using the relevant OS commands and syntax, cd to the /bin/ folder.
Run the jboss-cli script.
Connect to the server and authenticate.

Remove the local element from the Application Realm.
For standalone servers, run the following command:
/core-service=management/security-realm=
ApplicationRealm/authentication=local:remove

For managed domain installations, run the following command:
/host=HOST_NAME/core-service=management/security-realm=
ApplicationRealm/authentication=local:remove