Database objects (including but not limited to tables, indexes, storage, stored procedures, functions, triggers, links to software external to SQL Server, etc.) must be owned by database/DBMS principals authorized for ownership.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-67371	SQL4-00-015600	SV-81861r1_rule		Medium

Description
Within the database, object ownership implies full privileges to the owned object, including the privilege to assign access to the owned objects to other subjects. Database functions and procedures can be coded using definer's rights. This allows anyone who utilizes the object to perform the actions if they were the owner. If not properly managed, this can lead to privileged actions being taken by unauthorized individuals. Conversely, if critical tables or other objects rely on unauthorized owner accounts, these objects may be lost when an account is removed.

Description

Within the database, object ownership implies full privileges to the owned object, including the privilege to assign access to the owned objects to other subjects. Database functions and procedures can be coded using definer's rights. This allows anyone who utilizes the object to perform the actions if they were the owner. If not properly managed, this can lead to privileged actions being taken by unauthorized individuals. Conversely, if critical tables or other objects rely on unauthorized owner accounts, these objects may be lost when an account is removed.

STIG	Date
MS SQL Server 2014 Database Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-06-23

Details

Check Text ( C-67949r1_chk )
Review system documentation to identify SQL Server accounts authorized to own database objects. If the SQL Server database ownership list does not exist or needs to be updated, this is a finding. The view STIG.database_permissions, included in the supplemental file, Permissions.sql, can be of use in making this determination: USE ; GO SELECT DISTINCT S.[Schema/Owner] AS [Owner], O.[Schema/Owner] AS [Schema], O.[Securable] FROM STIG.database_permissions O INNER JOIN STIG.database_permissions S ON S.[Securable] = O.[Schema/Owner] AND O.[Securable Type or Class] = 'OBJECT_OR_COLUMN' AND S.[Securable Type or Class] = 'SCHEMA' WHERE S.[Schema/Owner] NOT IN ('dbo', 'sys', 'INFORMATION_SCHEMA' ... ) -- Complete the "NOT IN" list with the names of user accounts authorized for ownership. ; If any of the listed owners is not authorized, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-67949r1_chk )

Review system documentation to identify SQL Server accounts authorized to own database objects.

If the SQL Server database ownership list does not exist or needs to be updated, this is a finding.

The view STIG.database_permissions, included in the supplemental file, Permissions.sql, can be of use in making this determination:
USE ;
GO
SELECT DISTINCT
S.[Schema/Owner] AS [Owner],
O.[Schema/Owner] AS [Schema],
O.[Securable]
FROM
STIG.database_permissions O
INNER JOIN STIG.database_permissions S
ON S.[Securable] = O.[Schema/Owner]
AND O.[Securable Type or Class] = 'OBJECT_OR_COLUMN'
AND S.[Securable Type or Class] = 'SCHEMA'
WHERE
S.[Schema/Owner] NOT IN ('dbo', 'sys', 'INFORMATION_SCHEMA' ... )
-- Complete the "NOT IN" list with the names of user accounts authorized for ownership.
;
If any of the listed owners is not authorized, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-73483r1_fix)
Add and/or update system documentation to include any accounts authorized for object ownership and remove any account not authorized. To change the schema owning a database object in SQL Server, use this code: USE ; GO ALTER SCHEMA TRANSFER .