Unauthorized accounts must not have the Manage auditing and security log user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26496	WINUR-000032	SV-35951r3_rule		Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Manage auditing and security log" user right can manage the security log and change auditing configurations. This could be used to clear evidence of tampering.

STIG	Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-12-19

Details

Check Text ( C-62243r2_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Manage auditing and security log" right, this is a finding: Administrators If the organization has an "Auditors" group from previous requirements, the assignment of this group to the user right would not be a finding.

Check Text ( C-62243r2_chk )

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in.
Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view.
Navigate to Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment.

If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Manage auditing and security log" right, this is a finding:

Administrators

If the organization has an "Auditors" group from previous requirements, the assignment of this group to the user right would not be a finding.

Fix Text (F-67159r2_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Manage auditing and security log" to only include the following accounts or groups: Administrators If the organization has an "Auditors" group from previous requirements, this group may be assigned the user right.