Remote DBMS administration must be documented and authorized or disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-61523	O121-BP-026000	SV-76013r3_rule		Medium

Description
Remote administration may expose configuration and sensitive data to unauthorized viewing during transit across the network or allow unauthorized administrative access to the DBMS to remote users. For the purposes of this STIG, "Remote" means "outside the DoDIN." However, use of an approved and properly configured VPN counts as inside the DoDIN.

STIG	Date
Oracle Database 12c Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-62395r4_chk )
Review the System Security Plan for authorization, assignments and usage procedures for remote DBMS administration. If remote administration of the DBMS is not documented or poorly documented, this is a finding. If remote administration of the DBMS is not authorized and not disabled, this is a finding. If remote administration is to be performed from outside the DoDIN, but is not done via an approved and properly configured VPN, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-62395r4_chk )

Review the System Security Plan for authorization, assignments and usage procedures for remote DBMS administration.

If remote administration of the DBMS is not documented or poorly documented, this is a finding.

If remote administration of the DBMS is not authorized and not disabled, this is a finding.

If remote administration is to be performed from outside the DoDIN, but is not done via an approved and properly configured VPN, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-67439r4_fix)
Disable remote administration of the DBMS where not required. Where remote administration of the DBMS is required, develop, document and implement policy and procedures on its use. Assign remote administration privileges to ISSO-authorized personnel only. Document assignments in the System Security Plan. Where remote administration is to be performed from outside the DoDIN, configure an approved VPN client for this purpose.

Fix Text (F-67439r4_fix)

Disable remote administration of the DBMS where not required.

Where remote administration of the DBMS is required, develop, document and implement policy and procedures on its use.

Assign remote administration privileges to ISSO-authorized personnel only.

Document assignments in the System Security Plan.

Where remote administration is to be performed from outside the DoDIN, configure an approved VPN client for this purpose.