Symbolic links must not be used in the web content directory tree.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-64687	OH12-1X-000225	SV-79177r1_rule		High

Description
A symbolic link allows a file or a directory to be referenced using a symbolic name raising a potential hazard if symbolic linkage is made to a sensitive area. When web scripts are executed and symbolic links are allowed, the web user could be allowed to access locations on the web server that are outside the scope of the web document root or home directory.

STIG	Date
Oracle HTTP Server 12.1.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-65429r1_chk )

1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS//httpd.conf and every .conf file (e.g., ssl.conf) included in it with an editor that contains a "" directive. 2. Search for the "DocumentRoot" directive at the OHS server and virtual host configuration scopes. 3. Within the directory specified by each "DocumentRoot" directive, check recursively for any symbolic links (e.g., find . -type l -exec ls -ald {} \;). 4. If any symbolic links are found, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-70617r1_fix)

1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS//httpd.conf and every .conf file (e.g., ssl.conf) included in it with an editor that contains a "" directive. 2. Search for the "DocumentRoot" directive at the OHS server and virtual host configuration scopes. 3. Within the directory specified by each "DocumentRoot" directive, check recursively for any symbolic links (e.g., find . -type l -exec ls -ald {} \;). 4. Remove any symbolic links found in the "DocumentRoot" directory tree.