WebSphere MQ MQCONN Class resources must be protected properly.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-6962	ZWMQ0052	SV-7542r4_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
zOS WebsphereMQ for TSS STIG	2020-06-25

Details

Check Text ( C-4654r2_chk )
a) Refer to the following report produced by the TSS Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(WHOHMCON) b) Review the following connection resources defined to the MQCONN resource class: Resource Authorized Users ssid.BATCH TSO and batch job ACIDs ssid.CICS CICS region ACIDs ssid.IMS IMS region ACIDs ssid.CHIN Channel initiator ACIDs NOTE: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). c) For all connection resources defined to the MQCONN resource class, ensure the following items are in effect: 1) Access authorization restricts access to the appropriate users as indicated in (b) above. 2) All access FAILUREs are logged. d) If all of the items in (c) are true, there is NO FINDING. e) If any item in (c) is untrue, this is a FINDING.

Check Text ( C-4654r2_chk )

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

- SENSITVE.RPT(WHOHMCON)

b) Review the following connection resources defined to the MQCONN resource class:

Resource Authorized Users
ssid.BATCH TSO and batch job ACIDs
ssid.CICS CICS region ACIDs
ssid.IMS IMS region ACIDs
ssid.CHIN Channel initiator ACIDs

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

c) For all connection resources defined to the MQCONN resource class, ensure the following items are in effect:

1) Access authorization restricts access to the appropriate users as indicated in (b) above.
2) All access FAILUREs are logged.

d) If all of the items in (c) are true, there is NO FINDING.

e) If any item in (c) is untrue, this is a FINDING.

Fix Text (F-101673r1_fix)
Review the following connection resources defined to the MQCONN resource class: Resource Authorized Users ssid.BATCH TSO and batch job ACIDs ssid.CICS CICS region ACIDs ssid.IMS IMS region ACIDs ssid.CHIN Channel initiator ACIDs NOTE: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). c) For all connection resources defined to the MQCONN resource class, ensure the following items are in effect: 1) Access authorization restricts access to the appropriate users as indicated in (b) above. 2) All access FAILUREs are logged. The following is a sample of the commands required to allow a batch user (USER1) to connect to a queue manager (QM1): TSS ADD(USER1) FAC(QM1MSTR) TSS PER(USER1) MQCONN(QM1.BATCH) ACC(READ)

Fix Text (F-101673r1_fix)

Review the following connection resources defined to the MQCONN resource class:

Resource Authorized Users
ssid.BATCH TSO and batch job ACIDs
ssid.CICS CICS region ACIDs
ssid.IMS IMS region ACIDs
ssid.CHIN Channel initiator ACIDs

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

c) For all connection resources defined to the MQCONN resource class, ensure the following items are in effect:

1) Access authorization restricts access to the appropriate users as indicated in (b) above.
2) All access FAILUREs are logged.

The following is a sample of the commands required to allow a batch user (USER1) to connect to a queue manager (QM1):

TSS ADD(USER1) FAC(QM1MSTR)
TSS PER(USER1) MQCONN(QM1.BATCH) ACC(READ)