Apache Server 2.4 UNIX Site Security Technical Implementation Guide

Overview

VersionDateFinding Count (27)Downloads
22025-02-12CAT I (High): 0CAT II (Medium): 26CAT III (Low): 1
STIG Description
This Security Technical Implementation Guide is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DOD) information systems. The requirements are derived from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 and related documents. Comments or proposed revisions to this document should be sent via email to the following address: disa.stig_spt@mail.mil.
ClassifiedPublicSensitive
I - Mission Critical ClassifiedI - Mission Critical PublicI - Mission Critical Sensitive
II - Mission Support ClassifiedII - Mission Support PublicII - Mission Support Sensitive
III - Administrative ClassifiedIII - Administrative PublicIII - Administrative Sensitive

Findings - All

Finding IDSeverityTitleDescription
V-214277
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must perform server-side session management.Session management is the practice of protecting the bulk of the user authorization and identity information. This data can be stored on the client sy...
V-214278
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must use encryption strength in accordance with the categorization of data hosted by the Apache web server when remote connections are provided.The Apache web server has several remote communications channels. Examples are user requests via http/https, communication to a backend database, and ...
V-214279
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must produce log records containing sufficient information to establish what type of events occurred.Apache web server logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without sufficient and accurate information, a correct replay of the ...
V-214280
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must not perform user management for hosted applications.User management and authentication can be an essential part of any application hosted by the web server. Along with authenticating users, the user man...
V-214281
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must have Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) that invoke operating system shell programs disabled.Controlling what a user of a hosted application can access is part of the security posture of the web server. Any time a user can access more function...
V-214282
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must allow mappings to unused and vulnerable scripts to be removed.Scripts allow server-side processing on behalf of the hosted application user or as processes needed in the implementation of hosted applications. Rem...
V-214283
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must have resource mappings set to disable the serving of certain file types.Resource mapping is the process of tying a particular file type to a process in the web server that can serve that type of file to a requesting client...
V-214284
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Users and scripts running on behalf of users must be contained to the document root or home directory tree of the Apache web server.A web server is designed to deliver content and execute scripts or applications on the request of a client or user. Containing user requests to files ...
V-214285
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must be configured to use a specified IP address and port.The web server must be configured to listen on a specified IP address and port. Without specifying an IP address and port for the web server to use, t...
V-214286
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must perform RFC 5280-compliant certification path validation.A certificate's certification path is the path from the end entity certificate to a trusted root certification authority (CA). Certification path vali...
V-214287
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Only authenticated system administrators or the designated PKI Sponsor for the Apache web server must have access to the Apache web servers private key.The web server's private key is used to prove the identity of the server to clients and securely exchange the shared secret key used to encrypt commun...
V-214288
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Cookies exchanged between the Apache web server and client, such as session cookies, must have security settings that disallow cookie access outside the originating Apache web server and hosted application.Cookies are used to exchange data between the web server and the client. Cookies, such as a session cookie, may contain session information and user c...
V-214289
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must augment re-creation to a stable and known baseline.Making certain that the web server has not been updated by an unauthorized user is always a concern. Adding patches, functions, and modules that are u...
V-214290
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server document directory must be in a separate partition from the Apache web servers system files.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 applica...
V-214291
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must be tuned to handle the operational requirements of the hosted application.A denial of service (DoS) can occur when the Apache web server is so overwhelmed that it can no longer respond to additional requests. A web server no...
V-214292
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must display a default hosted application web page, not a directory listing, when a requested web page cannot be found.The goal is to completely control the web user's experience in navigating any portion of the web document root directories. Ensuring all web content d...
V-214293
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Warning and error messages displayed to clients must be modified to minimize the identity of the Apache web server, patches, loaded modules, and directory paths.Information needed by an attacker to begin looking for possible vulnerabilities in an Apache web server includes any information about the Apache web ...
V-214294
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Debugging and trace information used to diagnose the Apache web server must be disabled.Information needed by an attacker to begin looking for possible vulnerabilities in a web server includes any information about the Apache web server a...
V-214295
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must set an absolute timeout for sessions.Leaving sessions open indefinitely is a major security risk. An attacker can easily use an already authenticated session to access the hosted applicat...
V-214296
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must set an inactive timeout for sessions.Leaving sessions open indefinitely is a major security risk. An attacker can easily use an already authenticated session to access the hosted applicat...
V-214297
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must restrict inbound connections from nonsecure zones.Remote access to the Apache web server is any access that communicates through an external, non-organization-controlled network. Remote access can be ...
V-214298
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Non-privileged accounts on the hosting system must only access Apache web server security-relevant information and functions through a distinct administrative account.By separating Apache web server security functions from non-privileged users, roles can be developed that can then be used to administer the Apache we...
V-214299
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server application, libraries, and configuration files must only be accessible to privileged users.The Apache web server can be modified through parameter modification, patch installation, upgrades to the Apache web server or modules, and security p...
V-214300
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must only accept client certificates issued by DOD PKI or DoD-approved PKI Certification Authorities (CAs).Non-DOD approved PKIs have not been evaluated to ensure that they have security controls and identity vetting procedures in place that are sufficient ...
V-214301
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server cookies, such as session cookies, sent to the client using SSL/TLS must not be compressed.A cookie is used when a web server needs to share data with the client's browser. The data is often used to remember the client when the client return...
V-214303
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Cookies exchanged between the Apache web server and the client, such as session cookies, must have cookie properties set to force the encryption of cookies.Cookies can be sent to a client using TLS/SSL to encrypt the cookies, but TLS/SSL is not used by every hosted application since the data being display...
V-214304
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Apache web server must be configured in accordance with the security configuration settings based on DoD security configuration or implementation guidance, including STIGs, NSA configuration guides, CTOs, and DTMs.Configuring the Apache web server to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists guarantees compliance with fed...