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OHS must have the LoadModule proxy_module directive disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-221397 OH12-1X-000150 SV-221397r539631_rule Medium
Description
A web server should be primarily a web server or a proxy server but not both, for the same reasons that other multi-use servers are not recommended. Scanning for web servers that will also proxy requests into an otherwise protected network is a very common attack making the attack anonymous.
STIG Date
Oracle HTTP Server 12.1.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-12-29

Details

Check Text ( C-23112r539630_chk )
If the AO-approved system security plan for the web server configuration specifies using proxy_module directive in order to meet application architecture requirements, this requirement is NA.

1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS//httpd.conf with an editor.

2. Search for the "LoadModule proxy_module" directive at the OHS server configuration scope.

3. If the directive exists and is not commented out, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-23101r457160_fix)
1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS//httpd.conf with an editor.

2. Search for the "LoadModule proxy_module" directive at the OHS server configuration scope.

3. Comment out the "LoadModule proxy_module" directive if it exists.