The OHS htpasswd files (if present) must reflect proper ownership and permissions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-64669	OH12-1X-000216	SV-79159r1_rule		Medium

Description
In addition to OS restrictions, access rights to files and directories can be set on a web site using the web server software. That is, in addition to allowing or denying all access rights, a rule can be specified that allows or denies partial access rights. For example, users can be given read-only access rights to files, to view the information but not change the files. This check verifies that the htpasswd file is only accessible by system administrators or web managers, with the account running the web service having group permissions of read and execute. Htpasswd is a utility used by OHS to provide for password access to designated web sites.

Description

In addition to OS restrictions, access rights to files and directories can be set on a web site using the web server software. That is, in addition to allowing or denying all access rights, a rule can be specified that allows or denies partial access rights. For example, users can be given read-only access rights to files, to view the information but not change the files. This check verifies that the htpasswd file is only accessible by system administrators or web managers, with the account running the web service having group permissions of read and execute. Htpasswd is a utility used by OHS to provide for password access to designated web sites.

STIG	Date
Oracle HTTP Server 12.1.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-01-04

Details

Check Text ( C-65411r1_chk )
1. Check the permissions of the htpasswd file. (e.g., ls -l $ORACLE_HOME/ohs/bin/htpasswd). 2. If the file has permissions beyond "-rwxr-----" (i.e., 740), this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-70599r1_fix)
Set permissions on htpasswd to 740 (i.e., chmod 740 $ORACLE_HOME/ohs/bin/htpasswd).