The VMM must automatically audit account enabling actions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-207439	SRG-OS-000303-VMM-001090	SV-207439r854612_rule		Medium

Description
Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to simply enable a new or disabled account. Notification of account enabling is one method for mitigating this risk. To address access requirements, many VMMs can be integrated with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements.

Description

Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to simply enable a new or disabled account. Notification of account enabling is one method for mitigating this risk. To address access requirements, many VMMs can be integrated with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements.

STIG	Date
Virtual Machine Manager Security Requirements Guide	2023-09-12

Details

Check Text ( C-7696r365727_chk )
Verify the VMM automatically audits account enabling actions. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-7696r365728_fix)
Configure the VMM to automatically audit account enabling actions.