Lighttpd must prohibit non-privileged accounts from accessing the directory tree, the shell, or other operating system functions and utilities.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-240251	VRAU-LI-000255	SV-240251r879631_rule		High

Description
As a rule, accounts on the Lighttpd server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and web authors require accounts on the machine hosting the Lighttpd server. The resources to which these accounts have access must also be closely monitored and controlled. Only the system administrator needs access to all the system's capabilities, while the web administrator and associated staff require access and control of the web content and the Lighttpd server configuration files.

Description

As a rule, accounts on the Lighttpd server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and web authors require accounts on the machine hosting the Lighttpd server. The resources to which these accounts have access must also be closely monitored and controlled. Only the system administrator needs access to all the system's capabilities, while the web administrator and associated staff require access and control of the web content and the Lighttpd server configuration files.

STIG	Date
VMware vRealize Automation 7.x Lighttpd Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-09-12

Details

Check Text ( C-43484r668017_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command: stat -c "%a %g %G %n" `find /opt/vmware/share/htdocs /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd /opt/vmware/share/lighttpd -type f` \| awk '$1 !~ /^..0/ \|\| $3 !~ /root/ {print}' If any files are returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43443r667929_fix)
At the command prompt, execute the following commands: Note: Replace for the name of the file that was returned. chown root:root chmod 640 Repeat the commands for each file that was returned.