The AuthenticationEnabled property of the Node Manager configured to support OHS must be configured to enforce authentication.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-64601	OH12-1X-000181	SV-79091r1_rule		Medium

Description
Oracle Node Manager is the utility that is used to perform common operational tasks for OHS. To accept connections from the WebLogic Scripting Tool, the Node Manager can be setup to authenticate the connections or not. If connections are not authenticated, a hacker could connect to the Node Manager and initiate commands to OHS to gain further access, cause a DoS, or view protected information. To protect against unauthenticated connections, the "AuthenticationEnabled" directive must be set to "true".

Description

Oracle Node Manager is the utility that is used to perform common operational tasks for OHS. To accept connections from the WebLogic Scripting Tool, the Node Manager can be setup to authenticate the connections or not. If connections are not authenticated, a hacker could connect to the Node Manager and initiate commands to OHS to gain further access, cause a DoS, or view protected information. To protect against unauthenticated connections, the "AuthenticationEnabled" directive must be set to "true".

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

Details

Check Text ( C-65343r1_chk )
1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/nodemanager/nodemanager.properties with an editor. 2. Search for the "AuthenticationEnabled" property. 3. If the property does not exist or is not set "True", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-70531r1_fix)
1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/nodemanager/nodemanager.properties with an editor. 2. Search for the "AuthenticationEnabled" property. 3. Set the "AuthenticationEnabled" property "True", add the property if it does not exist.