VMware Postgres must limit modify privileges to authorized accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239202	VCPG-67-000009	SV-239202r717054_rule		Medium

Description
If VMware Postgres were to allow any user to make changes to database structure or logic, those changes might be implemented without undergoing the appropriate testing and approvals that are part of a robust change management process. Accordingly, only qualified and authorized individuals must be allowed to obtain access to information system components to initiate changes, including upgrades and modifications. Unmanaged changes that occur to the database software libraries or configuration can lead to unauthorized or compromised installations.

Description

If VMware Postgres were to allow any user to make changes to database structure or logic, those changes might be implemented without undergoing the appropriate testing and approvals that are part of a robust change management process. Accordingly, only qualified and authorized individuals must be allowed to obtain access to information system components to initiate changes, including upgrades and modifications. Unmanaged changes that occur to the database software libraries or configuration can lead to unauthorized or compromised installations.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-04-15

Details

Check Text ( C-42435r678977_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command: # /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "\du;"\|grep "Create" Expected result: postgres \| Superuser, Create role, Create DB, Replication, Bypass RLS \| {} vc \| Create DB \| {} If the accounts other than "postgres" and "vc" have any "Create" privileges, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-42394r678978_fix)
At the command prompt, execute the following command: # /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES FROM ;" Replace with the account discovered during the check.