File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers must be configured to prevent anonymous logons.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-225437	WN12-GE-000026	SV-225437r569185_rule		Medium

Description
The FTP service allows remote users to access shared files and directories. Allowing anonymous FTP connections makes user auditing difficult. Using accounts that have administrator privileges to log on to FTP risks that the userid and password will be captured on the network and give administrator access to an unauthorized user.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-10-18

Details

Check Text ( C-27136r471653_chk )
If FTP is not installed on the system, this is NA. Determine the IP address and port number assigned to FTP sites from documentation or configuration. If Microsoft FTP is used, open "Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager". Select "Sites" under the server name. For any sites that reference FTP, view the Binding information for IP address and port. The standard port for FTP is 21, however this may be changed. Open a "Command Prompt". Attempt to log on as the user "anonymous" with the following commands: Note: Returned results may vary depending on the FTP server software. C:\> "ftp" ftp> "Open IP Address Port" (Substituting [IP Address] and [Port] with the information previously identified. If no IP Address was listed in the Binding, attempt using "localhost".) (Connected to IP Address 220 Microsoft FTP Service) User (IP Address): "anonymous" (331 Anonymous access allowed, send identity (e-mail name) as password.) Password: "password" (230 User logged in.) ftp> If the response indicates that an anonymous FTP login was permitted, this is a finding. If accounts with administrator privileges are used to access FTP, this is a CAT I finding.

Check Text ( C-27136r471653_chk )

If FTP is not installed on the system, this is NA.

Determine the IP address and port number assigned to FTP sites from documentation or configuration.

If Microsoft FTP is used, open "Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager".

Select "Sites" under the server name.

For any sites that reference FTP, view the Binding information for IP address and port. The standard port for FTP is 21, however this may be changed.

Open a "Command Prompt".

Attempt to log on as the user "anonymous" with the following commands:

Note: Returned results may vary depending on the FTP server software.

C:\> "ftp"
ftp> "Open IP Address Port"
(Substituting [IP Address] and [Port] with the information previously identified. If no IP Address was listed in the Binding, attempt using "localhost".)
(Connected to IP Address
220 Microsoft FTP Service)

User (IP Address): "anonymous"
(331 Anonymous access allowed, send identity (e-mail name) as password.)

Password: "password"
(230 User logged in.)
ftp>

If the response indicates that an anonymous FTP login was permitted, this is a finding.

If accounts with administrator privileges are used to access FTP, this is a CAT I finding.

Fix Text (F-27124r471654_fix)
Configure the FTP service to prevent anonymous logons.