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OHS must restrict access methods.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-221438 OH12-1X-000200 SV-221438r879887_rule Medium
Description
The directive "<LimitExcept>" allows the system administrator to restrict what users may use which methods. An example of methods would be GET, POST and DELETE. These three are the most common used by applications and should be allowed. Methods such as TRACE, if allowed, give an attacker a way to map the system so that vulnerabilities to the system can be researched and developed.
STIG Date
Oracle HTTP Server 12.1.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-12-09

Details

Check Text ( C-23153r414997_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 "" directive at the directory configuration scope.

3. If the "" directive is omitted (with the exception of the "" directive) or is set improperly, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-23142r414998_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 "" directive at the directory configuration scope.

3. Set the "" directive to "GET POST", add the directive if it does not exist.

4. Within the "" directives, add the directive "Deny" and set it to "from all".