Oracle WebLogic must provide system notifications to a list of response personnel who are identified by name and/or role.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-235996	WBLC-09-000257	SV-235996r628766_rule		Medium

Description
Incident response applications are, by their nature, designed to monitor, detect, and alarm on defined events occurring on the system or on the network. A large part of their functionality is the accurate and timely notification of events. Application servers can act as a resource for incident responders by providing information and notifications needed for support personnel to respond to application server incidents. Notifications can be made more efficient by the utilization of groups containing the members who would be responding to a particular alarm or event.

Description

Incident response applications are, by their nature, designed to monitor, detect, and alarm on defined events occurring on the system or on the network. A large part of their functionality is the accurate and timely notification of events. Application servers can act as a resource for incident responders by providing information and notifications needed for support personnel to respond to application server incidents. Notifications can be made more efficient by the utilization of groups containing the members who would be responding to a particular alarm or event.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-39215r628764_chk )
1. Access AC 2. From 'Domain Structure', select 'Diagnostics' -> 'Diagnostic Modules' 3. Select 'Module-HealthState' from 'Diagnostic System Modules' list 4. Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'Watches and Notifications' tab. Select the 'Watches' tab from the bottom of page 5. Ensure 'ServerHealthWatch' row has 'Enabled' column value set to 'true' 6. Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'Watches and Notifications' tab. Select the 'Notifications' tab from the bottom of page 7. Ensure 'ServerHealthNotification' row has 'Enable Notification' column value set to 'true' If 'ServerHealthNotification' is set to false, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-39215r628764_chk )

1. Access AC
2. From 'Domain Structure', select 'Diagnostics' -> 'Diagnostic Modules'
3. Select 'Module-HealthState' from 'Diagnostic System Modules' list
4. Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'Watches and Notifications' tab. Select the 'Watches' tab from the bottom of page
5. Ensure 'ServerHealthWatch' row has 'Enabled' column value set to 'true'
6. Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'Watches and Notifications' tab. Select the 'Notifications' tab from the bottom of page
7. Ensure 'ServerHealthNotification' row has 'Enable Notification' column value set to 'true'

If 'ServerHealthNotification' is set to false, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39178r628765_fix)
1. Access AC 2. Utilize 'Change Center' to create a new change session 3. From 'Domain Structure', select 'Diagnostics' -> 'Diagnostic Modules' 4. If 'Module-HealthState' does not exist, click 'New' button. Enter 'Module-HealthState' in 'Name' field and click 'OK' button 5. Select 'Module-HealthState' from 'Diagnostic System Modules' list 6. Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'Watches and Notifications' tab. Select the 'Watches' tab from the bottom of page 7. Click 'New' button. Set the following values in the fields as shown: 'Watch Name' = 'ServerHealthWatch' 'Watch Type' = 'Collected Metrics' 'Enable Watch' = selected 8. Click 'Next' 9. Click 'Add Expressions' 10. Set 'MBean Server location' dropdown value to 'ServerRuntime'. Click 'Next' 11. Set 'MBean Type' dropdown value to 'weblogic.management.runtime.ServerRuntimeMBean'. Click 'Next' 12. Set 'Instance' dropdown value to a WebLogic Server instance to be monitored. Click 'Next' 13. Select 'Enter an Attribute Expression' radio button, enter following value in 'Attribute Expression' field: HealthState.State 14. Set 'Operator' dropdown value to '>='. Set 'Value' field to '3'. Click 'Finish' 15. Repeat steps 9-14 for all WebLogic Server instances to be monitored. Click 'Finish' 16. Continuing from step 6 above, select the 'Notifications' tab from the bottom of page 17. Click 'New' button. Set 'Type' dropdown value to 'SMTP (E-Mail)'. Click 'Next'. Set the following values in the fields as shown: 'Notification Name' = 'ServerHealthNotification' 'Enable Notification' = selected 18. Click 'Next' 19. Select an existing 'Mail Session Name', or click 'Create a New Mail Session' button to create one (JNDI name and Java mail settings must be known) 20. In 'E-Mail Recipients' text area, add list of administrator email addresses, and customize 'E-Mail Subject' and 'E-Mail Body' fields as needed. Click 'Finish' 21. Return to the 'Watches' tab from the bottom of page. Select 'ServerHealthWatch'. Select 'Notifications' tab 22. Use shuttle list to set 'ServerHealthNotification' into the 'Chosen' table. Click 'Save'

Fix Text (F-39178r628765_fix)

1. Access AC
2. Utilize 'Change Center' to create a new change session
3. From 'Domain Structure', select 'Diagnostics' -> 'Diagnostic Modules'
4. If 'Module-HealthState' does not exist, click 'New' button. Enter 'Module-HealthState' in 'Name' field and click 'OK' button
5. Select 'Module-HealthState' from 'Diagnostic System Modules' list
6. Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'Watches and Notifications' tab. Select the 'Watches' tab from the bottom of page
7. Click 'New' button. Set the following values in the fields as shown:
'Watch Name' = 'ServerHealthWatch'
'Watch Type' = 'Collected Metrics'
'Enable Watch' = selected
8. Click 'Next'
9. Click 'Add Expressions'
10. Set 'MBean Server location' dropdown value to 'ServerRuntime'. Click 'Next'
11. Set 'MBean Type' dropdown value to 'weblogic.management.runtime.ServerRuntimeMBean'. Click 'Next'
12. Set 'Instance' dropdown value to a WebLogic Server instance to be monitored. Click 'Next'
13. Select 'Enter an Attribute Expression' radio button, enter following value in 'Attribute Expression' field: HealthState.State
14. Set 'Operator' dropdown value to '>='. Set 'Value' field to '3'. Click 'Finish'
15. Repeat steps 9-14 for all WebLogic Server instances to be monitored. Click 'Finish'
16. Continuing from step 6 above, select the 'Notifications' tab from the bottom of page
17. Click 'New' button. Set 'Type' dropdown value to 'SMTP (E-Mail)'. Click 'Next'. Set the following values in the fields as shown:
'Notification Name' = 'ServerHealthNotification'
'Enable Notification' = selected
18. Click 'Next'
19. Select an existing 'Mail Session Name', or click 'Create a New Mail Session' button to create one (JNDI name and Java mail settings must be known)
20. In 'E-Mail Recipients' text area, add list of administrator email addresses, and customize 'E-Mail Subject' and 'E-Mail Body' fields as needed. Click 'Finish'
21. Return to the 'Watches' tab from the bottom of page. Select 'ServerHealthWatch'. Select 'Notifications' tab
22. Use shuttle list to set 'ServerHealthNotification' into the 'Chosen' table. Click 'Save'