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SSMC web server must set an absolute timeout for sessions.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-255260SSMC-WS-010150SV-255260r962268_ruleCCI-002361medium
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 re-authenticate 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 web server or an attacker using a hijacked session to slowly probe the web server.
STIGDate
HPE 3PAR SSMC Web Server Security Technical Implementation Guide2024-05-30

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (6) 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.

IAC-01.2Authenticate, Authorize and Audit (AAA)
1.00
IAC-02Identification & Authentication for Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-03Identification & Authentication for Non-Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-04Identification & Authentication for Devices
1.00
IAC-05Identification & Authentication for Third-Party Technology Assets, Applications and/or Services (TAAS)
1.00
IAC-25Session Termination
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (30) 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.

AC-10Concurrent Session Control
1.00
AC-11Device Lock
1.00
AC-11(1)Pattern-hiding Displays
1.00
AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-12(1)User-initiated Logouts
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

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.

3.1.11
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-002361
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

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.

PR.AA-03
1.00

Who does this work

7 NICE work roles and 5 EC-Council certifications.

This is an inference across published mappings, not a single claim by anyone. This check maps to a control, which maps to a Cybersecurity Framework outcome, which NIST assigns to the work roles below. EC-Council separately maps its certifications to those same roles.

A certification prepares someone for a role. It is not evidence that a holder is qualified, and neither NIST nor EC-Council has stated that any certification here addresses this check.

Work-role assignments published by NIST (NICE Framework Components 2.2.0 and the CSF 2.0 OLIR crosswalk). Certification mappings published by EC-Council.

Details

Check Text (C-255260r962268_chk)

Verify that SSMC is configured to close web sessions after an absolute period of time by doing the following: 1. Log on to SSMC appliance as ssmcadmin. Press "X" to escape to general bash shell. 2. Execute the following command: $ grep ^server.absolute.session.timeout /opt/hpe/ssmc/ssmcbase/resources/ssmc.properties server.absolute.session.timeout=60 If the command output does not read "server.absolute.session.timeout=60", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-58817r869948_fix)

Configure SSMC to close web sessions after an absolute period of time by doing the following: 1. Log on to SSMC appliance as ssmcadmin. Press "X" to escape to general bash shell. 2. Use vi editor to locate and set the value of property "server.absolute.session.timeout" to 60 in /opt/hpe/ssmc/ssmcbase/resources/ssmc.properties. Uncomment it if required. Save and exit. 3. Type "config_appliance" to return to TUI. Restart (stop and start) SSMC services using TUI menu option 2.