Oracle WebLogic must only generate error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing sensitive or potentially harmful information in error logs and administrative messages.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-235994	WBLC-09-000253	SV-235994r628760_rule		Medium

Description
Any application providing too much information in error logs and in administrative messages to the screen risks compromising the data and security of the application and system. The structure and content of error messages needs to be carefully considered by the organization and development team. The application server must not log sensitive information such as passwords, private keys, or other sensitive data. This requirement pertains to logs that are generated by the application server and application server processes, not the applications that may reside on the application server. Those errors are out of the scope of these requirements.

Description

Any application providing too much information in error logs and in administrative messages to the screen risks compromising the data and security of the application and system. The structure and content of error messages needs to be carefully considered by the organization and development team. The application server must not log sensitive information such as passwords, private keys, or other sensitive data. This requirement pertains to logs that are generated by the application server and application server processes, not the applications that may reside on the application server. Those errors are out of the scope of these requirements.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-39213r628758_chk )
1. Access EM 2. Select the domain from the navigation tree, and use the dropdown to select 'WebLogic Domain' -> 'Logs' -> 'View Log Messages' 3. Within the search criteria, click 'Add Fields' button 4. Notice the list of available fields do not contain sensitive data If sensitive or potentially harmful information, such as passwords, private keys or other sensitive data, is part of the error logs or administrative messages, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-39213r628758_chk )

1. Access EM
2. Select the domain from the navigation tree, and use the dropdown to select 'WebLogic Domain' -> 'Logs' -> 'View Log Messages'
3. Within the search criteria, click 'Add Fields' button
4. Notice the list of available fields do not contain sensitive data

If sensitive or potentially harmful information, such as passwords, private keys or other sensitive data, is part of the error logs or administrative messages, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39176r628759_fix)
1. Access EM 2. Select the domain from the navigation tree, and use the dropdown to select 'WebLogic Domain' -> 'Logs' -> 'View Log Messages' 3. Within the search criteria, click 'Add Fields' button 4. Notice the list of available fields do not contain sensitive data