MongoDB must enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-221159	MD3X-00-000020	SV-221159r822435_rule		High

Description
MongoDB must enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.

STIG	Date
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced 3.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-03-17

Details

Check Text ( C-22874r410971_chk )
Review the system documentation to determine the required levels of protection for DBMS server securables by type of login. Review the permissions actually in place on the server. If the actual permissions do not match the documented requirements, this is a finding. MongoDB commands to view roles in a particular database: db.getRoles( { rolesInfo: 1, showPrivileges:true, showBuiltinRoles: true } )

Check Text ( C-22874r410971_chk )

Review the system documentation to determine the required levels of protection for DBMS server securables by type of login. Review the permissions actually in place on the server. If the actual permissions do not match the documented requirements, this is a finding.

MongoDB commands to view roles in a particular database:

db.getRoles(
{
rolesInfo: 1,
showPrivileges:true,
showBuiltinRoles: true
}
)

Fix Text (F-22863r410972_fix)
Use createRole(), updateRole(), dropRole(), grantRole() statements to add and remove permissions on server-level securables, bringing them into line with the documented requirements. MongoDB commands for role management can be found here: https://docs.mongodb.com/v3.4/reference/method/js-role-management/