Oracle WebLogic must terminate user sessions upon user logout or any other organization- or policy-defined session termination events such as idle time limit exceeded.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-235985	WBLC-08-000224	SV-235985r628733_rule		Medium

Description
If communications sessions remain open for extended periods of time even when unused, there is the potential for an adversary to hijack the session and use it to gain access to the device or networks to which it is attached. Terminating sessions after a logout event or after a certain period of inactivity is a method for mitigating the risk of this vulnerability. When a user management session becomes idle, or when a user logs out of the management interface, the application server must terminate the session.

Description

If communications sessions remain open for extended periods of time even when unused, there is the potential for an adversary to hijack the session and use it to gain access to the device or networks to which it is attached. Terminating sessions after a logout event or after a certain period of inactivity is a method for mitigating the risk of this vulnerability. When a user management session becomes idle, or when a user logs out of the management interface, the application server must terminate the session.

STIG	Date
Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-03-18

Details

Check Text ( C-39204r628731_chk )
1. Access AC 2. From 'Domain Structure', select 'Deployments' 3. Sort 'Deployments' table by 'Type' by click the column header 4. Select an 'Enterprise Application' or 'Web Application' to check the session timeout setting 5. Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'Application' tab for deployments of 'Enterprise Application' type Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'General' tab for deployments of 'Web Application' type 6. Ensure 'Session Timeout' field value is set to organization- or policy-defined session idle time limit If the 'Session Timeout' field value is not set to an organization- or policy-defined session idle time limit, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-39204r628731_chk )

1. Access AC
2. From 'Domain Structure', select 'Deployments'
3. Sort 'Deployments' table by 'Type' by click the column header
4. Select an 'Enterprise Application' or 'Web Application' to check the session timeout setting
5. Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'Application' tab for deployments of 'Enterprise Application' type
Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'General' tab for deployments of 'Web Application' type
6. Ensure 'Session Timeout' field value is set to organization- or policy-defined session idle time limit

If the 'Session Timeout' field value is not set to an organization- or policy-defined session idle time limit, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39167r628732_fix)
1. Access AC 2. From 'Domain Structure', select 'Deployments' 3. Sort 'Deployments' table by 'Type' by click the column header 4. Select an 'Enterprise Application' or 'Web Application' to check the session timeout setting 5. Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'Application' tab for deployments of 'Enterprise Application' type Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'General' tab for deployments of 'Web Application' type 6. Utilize 'Change Center' to create a new change session 7. Set value in 'Session Timeout' field value to organization- or policy-defined session idle time limit. Click 'Save' 8. Repeat steps 4-7 for each 'Enterprise Application' and 'Web Application' deployment

Fix Text (F-39167r628732_fix)

1. Access AC
2. From 'Domain Structure', select 'Deployments'
3. Sort 'Deployments' table by 'Type' by click the column header
4. Select an 'Enterprise Application' or 'Web Application' to check the session timeout setting
5. Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'Application' tab for deployments of 'Enterprise Application' type
Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'General' tab for deployments of 'Web Application' type
6. Utilize 'Change Center' to create a new change session
7. Set value in 'Session Timeout' field value to organization- or policy-defined session idle time limit. Click 'Save'
8. Repeat steps 4-7 for each 'Enterprise Application' and 'Web Application' deployment