All Automation Controller NGINX web server accounts accessing the directory tree, the shell, or other operating system functions and utilities must only be administrative accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256954	APWS-AT-000440	SV-256954r961095_rule		Medium

Description
AIT is important to limit access to Automation Controller nginx web servers and provide access on a need-to-know basis. For example, only System Administrators must have access to all the system's capabilities, while the web administrator and associated staff require access and control of the web content and Automation Controller NGINX web server configuration files. Without close monitoring and control over access to the web server and its resources, there is the risk of unskilled personnel making mistakes, and a risk of characters performing malicious acts.

Description

AIT is important to limit access to Automation Controller nginx web servers and provide access on a need-to-know basis. For example, only System Administrators must have access to all the system's capabilities, while the web administrator and associated staff require access and control of the web content and Automation Controller NGINX web server configuration files. Without close monitoring and control over access to the web server and its resources, there is the risk of unskilled personnel making mistakes, and a risk of characters performing malicious acts.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Ansible Automation Controller Web Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-10

Details

Check Text ( C-60629r903528_chk )
As a system administrator for each Automation Controller NGINX web server host, enumerate all (nonroot) privileged users on the system: allowed_privileged_users=('root') ; echo "${allowed_privileged_users}" \| tr ' ' '\n' >/tmp/allowed_privileged_users ; getent passwd \| cut -f1 -d ':' \| sudo xargs -L1 sudo -l -U \| grep -v 'not allowed' \| tail -n +3 \| sed -n '/^User/s/User\s\(\w\).*/\1/p' \| grep -v -f /tmp/allowed_privileged_users 1>/dev/null && echo "FAILED" ; rm -f /tmp/allowed_privileged_users If "FAILED" is displayed, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-60629r903528_chk )

As a system administrator for each Automation Controller NGINX web server host, enumerate all (nonroot) privileged users on the system:

allowed_privileged_users=('root') ; echo "${allowed_privileged_users}" | tr ' ' '\n' >/tmp/allowed_privileged_users ; getent passwd | cut -f1 -d ':' | sudo xargs -L1 sudo -l -U | grep -v 'not allowed' | tail -n +3 | sed -n '/^User/s/User\s*$\w*$.*/\1/p' | grep -v -f /tmp/allowed_privileged_users 1>/dev/null && echo "FAILED" ; rm -f /tmp/allowed_privileged_users

If "FAILED" is displayed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60571r902375_fix)
As a System Administrator for each Automation Controller NGINX web server host, enumerate all (nonroot) privileged users on the system: getent passwd \| cut -f1 -d ':' \| sudo xargs -L1 sudo -l -U \| grep -v 'not allowed' \| tail -n +3 \| sed -n '/^User/s/User\s\(\w\).*/\1/p' \| grep -v root For each user shown, perform one of the following actions: - Remove the indicated user from the system; - Remove the indicated user from any privileged groups (wheel); - Remove login access for the user; - Verify via organizationally defined procedures the indicated user is an authorized administrative account.

Fix Text (F-60571r902375_fix)

As a System Administrator for each Automation Controller NGINX web server host, enumerate all (nonroot) privileged users on the system:

getent passwd | cut -f1 -d ':' | sudo xargs -L1 sudo -l -U | grep -v 'not allowed' | tail -n +3 | sed -n '/^User/s/User\s*$\w*$.*/\1/p' | grep -v root

For each user shown, perform one of the following actions:
- Remove the indicated user from the system;
- Remove the indicated user from any privileged groups (wheel);
- Remove login access for the user;
- Verify via organizationally defined procedures the indicated user is an authorized administrative account.