WebSphere MQ context resources defined to the MQADMIN resource class are not protected in accordance with security requirements.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-6971	ZWMQ0058	SV-7553r2_rule		Medium

Description
WebSphere MQ resources allow for the control of administrator functions, connections, commands, queues, processes, and namelists. Some resources provide the ability to disable or bypass security checking. Failure to properly protect WebSphere MQ resources may result in unauthorized access. This exposure could compromise the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of system services, applications, and customer data.

Description

WebSphere MQ resources allow for the control of administrator functions, connections, commands, queues, processes, and namelists. Some resources provide the ability to disable or bypass security checking. Failure to properly protect WebSphere MQ resources may result in unauthorized access. This exposure could compromise the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of system services, applications, and customer data.

STIG	Date
z/OS TSS STIG	2017-06-26

Details

Check Text ( C-4674r1_chk )
a) Refer to the following report produced by the TSS Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(WHOHMADM) b) For all context resources (i.e., ssid.CONTEXT) defined to the MQADMIN resource class, ensure access authorization restricts access to users requiring the ability to pass or set identity and/or origin data for a message. This is difficult to determine. However, an item for concern may be a profile with * READ specified in the access list. NOTE: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). c) If (b) is true, there is NO FINDING. d) If (b) is untrue, this is a FINDING.

Check Text ( C-4674r1_chk )

a) Refer to the following report produced by the TSS Data Collection:

- SENSITVE.RPT(WHOHMADM)

b) For all context resources (i.e., ssid.CONTEXT) defined to the MQADMIN resource class, ensure access authorization restricts access to users requiring the ability to pass or set identity and/or origin data for a message. This is difficult to determine. However, an item for concern may be a profile with * READ specified in the access list.

NOTE: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier).

c) If (b) is true, there is NO FINDING.

d) If (b) is untrue, this is a FINDING.

Fix Text (F-18855r1_fix)
For all context resources (i.e., ssid.CONTEXT) defined to the MQADMIN resource class, ensure access authorization restricts access to users requiring the ability to pass or set identity and/or origin data for a message. This is difficult to determine. However, an item for concern may be a profile with * READ specified in the access list. NOTE: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). The following is a sample of the commands required to allow a systems programming group (SYS1) to offload and reload messages for queue manager (QM1): TSS ADD(SYS1) FAC(QM1MSTR) TSS PER(SYS1) MQADMIN(QM1.CONTEXT) ACC(UPDATE) ACTION(AUDIT)

Fix Text (F-18855r1_fix)

For all context resources (i.e., ssid.CONTEXT) defined to the MQADMIN resource class, ensure access authorization restricts access to users requiring the ability to pass or
set identity and/or origin data for a message. This is difficult to determine. However, an item for concern may be a profile with * READ specified in the access list.

NOTE: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier).

The following is a sample of the commands required to allow a systems programming group (SYS1) to offload and reload messages for queue manager (QM1):

TSS ADD(SYS1) FAC(QM1MSTR)
TSS PER(SYS1) MQADMIN(QM1.CONTEXT) ACC(UPDATE) ACTION(AUDIT)