MIME types for csh or sh shell programs will be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-2225	WG370	SV-2225r6_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
Users should not be allowed to access the shell programs. Shell programs might execute shell escapes and could then perform unauthorized activities that could damage the security posture of the web server. A shell is a program that serves as the basic interface between the user and the operating system. In this regard, there are shells that are security risks in the context of a web server and shells that are unauthorized in the context of the Security Features User's Guide.

Description

Users should not be allowed to access the shell programs. Shell programs might execute shell escapes and could then perform unauthorized activities that could damage the security posture of the web server. A shell is a program that serves as the basic interface between the user and the operating system. In this regard, there are shells that are security risks in the context of a web server and shells that are unauthorized in the context of the Security Features User's Guide.

STIG	Date
Web Server STIG	2010-10-07

Details

Check Text ( C-31107r1_chk )
For UNIX Systems Only. Locate the configuration file for the web server that defines the viewers for the file types and verify that shells are not used to execute web scripts and shell escapes. If the web server is configured for /bin/csh, or any other shell as a viewer for documents, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-26772r1_fix)
Disable MIME types for csh or sh shell programs.