Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-26473 | WN08-UR-000006 | SV-48533r1_rule | ECLP-1 | Medium |
Description |
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Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services" user right can access a system through Remote Desktop. |
STIG | Date |
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Windows 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2014-01-07 |
Check Text ( C-45173r1_chk ) |
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Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. (See "Performing Analysis with the Security Configuration and Analysis Snap-in" in the STIG Overview document.) Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups are granted the "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services" user right, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-41645r1_fix) |
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Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services" to be defined but containing no entries (blank). |