OHS must have the ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ directive within a IfModule alias

OHS must have the ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ directive within a IfModule alias_module directive disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-64393	OH12-1X-000165	SV-78883r1_rule		Medium

Description
Scripts allow server side processing on behalf of the hosted application user or as processes needed in the implementation of hosted applications. Removing scripts not needed for application operation or deemed vulnerable helps to secure the web server. To assure scripts are not added to the web server and run maliciously, those script mappings that are not needed or used by the web server for hosted application operation must be removed.

Description

Scripts allow server side processing on behalf of the hosted application user or as processes needed in the implementation of hosted applications. Removing scripts not needed for application operation or deemed vulnerable helps to secure the web server. To assure scripts are not added to the web server and run maliciously, those script mappings that are not needed or used by the web server for hosted application operation must be removed.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-65145r1_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-70323r1_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.