The anonymous FTP account must be configured to use chroot or a similarly isolated environment.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-4388	GEN005020	SV-46157r1_rule		Medium

Description
If an anonymous FTP account does not use a chroot or similarly isolated environment, the system may be more vulnerable to exploits against the FTP service. Such exploits could allow an attacker to gain shell access to the system and view, edit, or remove sensitive files.

STIG	Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-43418r1_chk )
For vsftp: The FTP anonymous user is, by default, chrooted to the ftp users home directory as defined in the /etc/passwd file. This is integral to the server and may not be disabled.

Fix Text (F-39496r1_fix)
There is no fix associated with this vulnerability.