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Default demonstration and sample database objects and applications should be removed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-15609 DG0014-ORACLE11 SV-24604r2_rule DCFA-1 Medium
Description
Demonstration and sample database objects and applications present publicly known attack points for malicious users. These demonstration and sample objects are meant to provide simple examples of coding specific functions and are not developed to prevent vulnerabilities from being introduced to the DBMS and host system.
STIG Date
Oracle Database 11g Instance STIG 2014-04-02

Details

Check Text ( C-1099r2_chk )
From SQL*Plus: select username from dba_users where username in ('ALLUSERS', 'AOLDEMO', 'AQDEMO', 'AQJAVA', 'AQUSER', 'AUC_GUEST', 'BI', 'CTXDEMO', 'DEMO8', 'DEV2000_DEMOS', 'HR', 'IX', 'OE', 'ORABAMSAMPLES', 'PM', 'PORTAL_DEMO', 'PORTAL30_DEMO', 'QS', 'SCOTT', 'SECDEMO', 'SH', 'WK_TEST') or username like 'QS_%'; If any usernames are listed and are not documented in the System Security Plan and authorized by the IAO, this is a Finding. See MetaLink note 160861.1 for a list of Oracle database users and usages.
Fix Text (F-17990r1_fix)
For the sample applications and schemas with the Oracle database installation, use the provided SQL scripts (if present) to remove the application objects and drop the demo users and schemas: From SQL*Plus: -- Human Resources application: @?/demo/schema/human_resources.hr_drop.sql -- Order Entry application: @?/demo/schema/order_entry/oe_drop.sql and oc_drop.sql -- Product Media application: @?/demo/schema/product_media/pm_drop.sql -- Information Exchange application: @?/demo/schema/information_exchange/ix_drop.sql -- Sales History application: @?/demo/schema/sales_history/sh_drop.sql For other demo applications, deinstall using the SQL command: drop user [demo username] cascade;