OHS must have the LoadModule proxy_connect_module directive disabled.

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OHS must have the LoadModule proxy_connect_module directive disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-221400	OH12-1X-000153	SV-221400r414885_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-23115r414883_chk )
1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS//httpd.conf with an editor. 2. Search for the "LoadModule proxy_connect_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-23104r414884_fix)
1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS//httpd.conf with an editor. 2. Search for the "LoadModule proxy_connect_module" directive at the OHS server configuration scope. 3. Comment out the "LoadModule proxy_connnect_module" directive if it exists.