OHS must have the DocumentRoot directive set to a separate partition from the OHS system files.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-221496	OH12-1X-000281	SV-221496r415173_rule		Medium

Description
A web server is used to deliver content on the request of a client. The content delivered to a client must be controlled, allowing only hosted application files to be accessed and delivered. To allow a client access to system files of any type is a major security risk that is entirely avoidable. Obtaining such access is the goal of directory traversal and URL manipulation vulnerabilities. To facilitate such access by misconfiguring the web document (home) directory is a serious error. In addition, having the path on the same drive as the system folder compounds potential attacks such as drive space exhaustion.

Description

A web server is used to deliver content on the request of a client. The content delivered to a client must be controlled, allowing only hosted application files to be accessed and delivered. To allow a client access to system files of any type is a major security risk that is entirely avoidable. Obtaining such access is the goal of directory traversal and URL manipulation vulnerabilities. To facilitate such access by misconfiguring the web document (home) directory is a serious error. In addition, having the path on the same drive as the system folder compounds potential attacks such as drive space exhaustion.

STIG	Date
Oracle HTTP Server 12.1.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-12-29

Details

Check Text ( C-23211r415171_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. 2. Search for the "DocumentRoot" directive at the OHS server and virtual host configuration scopes. 3. If the directive is omitted or set improperly, this is a finding. 4. Validate that the directory specified exists. If the directory does not exist, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-23211r415171_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.

2. Search for the "DocumentRoot" directive at the OHS server and virtual host configuration scopes.

3. If the directive is omitted or set improperly, this is a finding.

4. Validate that the directory specified exists. If the directory does not exist, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-23200r415172_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. 2. Search for the "DocumentRoot" directive at the OHS server and virtual host configuration scopes. 3. Set the "DocumentRoot" directive to a location that is on a separate drive from the $ORACLE_HOME and $DOMAIN_HOME directories.