OHS must have the ScriptAlias directive for CGI scripts disabled.

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OHS must have the ScriptAlias directive for CGI scripts disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-64295	OH12-1X-000119	SV-78785r1_rule		Medium

Description
A web server can provide many features, services, and processes. Some of these may be deemed unnecessary or too unsecure to run on a production DoD system. The web server must provide the capability to disable, uninstall, or deactivate functionality and services that are deemed to be non-essential to the web server mission or can adversely impact server performance.

STIG	Date
Oracle HTTP Server 12.1.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-12-12

Details

Check Text ( C-65047r1_chk )
1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS//httpd.conf with an editor. 2. Search for a "ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/" directive within a "" directive at the OHS server configuration scope. 3. If the directive and its surrounding "" directive exist and are not commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-70225r1_fix)
1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS//httpd.conf with an editor. 2. Search for a "ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/" directive within a "" directive at the OHS server configuration scope. 3. Comment out the "ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/" directive and its surrounding "" directive if they exist.