The Apache web server must set an absolute timeout for sessions.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-214295 | AS24-U2-000650 | SV-214295r1043182_rule | CCI-002391 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Leaving sessions open indefinitely is a major security risk. An attacker can easily use an already authenticated session to access the hosted application as the previously authenticated user. By closing sessions after an absolute period of time, the user is forced to reauthenticate, guaranteeing the session is still in use. Enabling an absolute timeout for sessions closes sessions that are still active. Examples would be a runaway process accessing the Apache web server or an attacker using a hijacked session to slowly probe the Apache web server. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apache Server 2.4 UNIX Site Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-02-12 | |||
Related Frameworks
1 mapping across 4 frameworks
Related Frameworks
SCF0 mappings
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Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source
Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V2R6intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- SCF Secure Traceability Relationship Mapping (STRM)2026.2intersects
NIST 800-530 mappings
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Also reachable in 2 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source
Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V2R6intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
CCI1 mapping
CCI-002391
1.00
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V2R6intersects(normalised)
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings
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Also reachable in 4 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source
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PR.IR-04
0.50
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V2R6intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- SCF Secure Traceability Relationship Mapping (STRM)2026.2intersects
- NIST OLIR Informative ReferenceOLIR 153 (2025-04-07)intersects(normalised)SCF Focal Document mapping (catalog)SCF 2026.2 focalintersects(normalised)
Details
Check Text (C-214295r1043182_chk)
Determine the location of the "HTTPD_ROOT" directory and the "httpd.conf" file:
# apachectl -V | egrep -i 'httpd_root|server_config_file'
-D HTTPD_ROOT="/etc/httpd"
-D SERVER_CONFIG_FILE="conf/httpd.conf"
Note: The apachectl front end is the preferred method for locating the Apache httpd file. For some Linux distributions "apache2ctl -V" or "httpd -V" can also be used.
Verify the "SessionMaxAge" directive exists and is set to "600".
If the "SessionMaxAge" directive does not exist or is commented out, this is a finding.
If the "SessionMaxAge" directive exists but is not set to "600", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-15506r881506_fix)
Determine the location of the "HTTPD_ROOT" directory and the "httpd.conf" file:
# apachectl -V | egrep -i 'httpd_root|server_config_file'
-D HTTPD_ROOT="/etc/httpd"
-D SERVER_CONFIG_FILE="conf/httpd.conf"
Add or set the "SessionMaxAge" directive to "600".