Unauthorized accounts must not have the Access this computer from the network user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
WN12-UR-000002-DC	WN12-UR-000002-DC	WN12-UR-000002-DC_rule		Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Access this computer from the network" right may access resources on the system and should be limited to those requiring it.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-07-25

Details

Check Text ( C-WN12-UR-000002-DC_chk )
Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor. Run "gpedit.msc". Navigate to Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Access this computer from the network" right, this is a finding: Administrators Authenticated Users Enterprise Domain Controllers Severity Override: If an application requires this user right, this can be downgraded to not a finding if the following conditions are met: Vendor documentation must support the requirement for having the user right. The requirement must be documented with the IAO. The application account must meet requirements for application account passwords, such as length (V-36661) and required changes frequency (V-36662).

Check Text ( C-WN12-UR-000002-DC_chk )

Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor.
Run "gpedit.msc".

Navigate to Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment.

If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Access this computer from the network" right, this is a finding:

Administrators
Authenticated Users
Enterprise Domain Controllers

Severity Override: If an application requires this user right, this can be downgraded to not a finding if the following conditions are met:
Vendor documentation must support the requirement for having the user right.
The requirement must be documented with the IAO.
The application account must meet requirements for application account passwords, such as length (V-36661) and required changes frequency (V-36662).

Fix Text (F-WN12-UR-000002-DC_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Access this computer from the network" to only include the following accounts or groups: Administrators Authenticated Users Enterprise Domain Controllers