The MDM server must not enable information system functionality providing the capability for automatic execution of code on mobile devices without user direction.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-36361	SRG-APP-022-MDM-294-MDM	SV-47765r1_rule		Medium

Description
Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system and include parameters related to the implementation of other IA controls. If these controls are not implemented, the system may be vulnerable to a variety of attacks. The use of an MDM server allows an organization to assign values to security-related parameters across all the devices it manages. This provides assurance that the required mobile OS security controls are being enforced, and that the device user or an adversary has not modified or disabled the controls. It also greatly increases efficiency and manageability of devices in a large scale environment relative to an environment in which each device must be configured separately. Allowing automatic execution of code without user interaction could result in malware executing itself on a CMD.

Description

Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system and include parameters related to the implementation of other IA controls. If these controls are not implemented, the system may be vulnerable to a variety of attacks. The use of an MDM server allows an organization to assign values to security-related parameters across all the devices it manages. This provides assurance that the required mobile OS security controls are being enforced, and that the device user or an adversary has not modified or disabled the controls. It also greatly increases efficiency and manageability of devices in a large scale environment relative to an environment in which each device must be configured separately. Allowing automatic execution of code without user interaction could result in malware executing itself on a CMD.

STIG	Date
Mobile Device Manager Security Requirements Guide	2013-01-24

Details

Check Text ( C-44603r1_chk )
Review the MDM server configuration to determine whether there is administrative functionality to centrally manage the managed mobile device security policy rule to ensure user direction occurs prior to executing code on the mobile device. If this function is not present, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-40893r1_fix)
Configure the centrally managed MDM server security policy rule to ensure user direction occurs prior to executing code on the mobile device.