User specific directories must not be globally enabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26302	WA00525 A22	SV-33221r1_rule	IAAC-1	Medium

Description
The UserDir directive must be disabled so that user home directories are not accessed via the web site with a tilde (~) preceding the username. The directive also sets the path name of the directory that will be accessed. The user directories should not be globally enabled since it allows anonymous access to anything users may want to share with other users on the network. Also consider that every time a new account is created on the system, there is potentially new content available via the web site.

Description

The UserDir directive must be disabled so that user home directories are not accessed via the web site with a tilde (~) preceding the username. The directive also sets the path name of the directory that will be accessed. The user directories should not be globally enabled since it allows anonymous access to anything users may want to share with other users on the network. Also consider that every time a new account is created on the system, there is potentially new content available via the web site.

STIG	Date
APACHE SERVER 2.2 for Unix	2015-06-01

Details

Check Text ( C-33764r1_chk )
Enter the following command: /usr/local/Apache2.2/bin/httpd –M. This will provide a list of all loaded modules. If userdir_module is listed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-29401r1_fix)
Edit the httpd.conf file and remove userdir_module.