Exchange messages with malformed From address must be rejected.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-69881	EX13-EG-000215	SV-84503r1_rule		Medium

Description
Sender Identification (SID) is an email antispam sanitization process. Sender ID uses DNS MX record lookups to verify the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) sending server is authorized to send email for the originating domain. Failure to implement Sender ID risks that spam could be admitted into the email domain that originates from rogue servers. Most spam content originates from domains where the IP address has been spoofed prior to sending, thereby avoiding detection. For example, messages with malformed or incorrect "purported responsible sender" data in the message header could be (best case) created by using RFI noncompliant software but is more likely to be spam.

Description

Sender Identification (SID) is an email antispam sanitization process. Sender ID uses DNS MX record lookups to verify the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) sending server is authorized to send email for the originating domain. Failure to implement Sender ID risks that spam could be admitted into the email domain that originates from rogue servers. Most spam content originates from domains where the IP address has been spoofed prior to sending, thereby avoiding detection. For example, messages with malformed or incorrect "purported responsible sender" data in the message header could be (best case) created by using RFI noncompliant software but is more likely to be spam.

STIG	Date
MS Exchange 2013 Edge Transport Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-09-18

Details

Check Text ( C-70349r2_chk )
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Get-SenderIdConfig \| Select Name, Identity, SpoofedDomainAction If the value of SpoofedDomainAction is not set to Reject, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-76111r1_fix)
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Set-SenderIdConfig -SpoofedDomainAction Reject