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WebSphere MQ Namelist resource profiles defined in the appropriate class must be protected in accordance with security requirements.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-224563ZWMQ0056SV-224563r1145074_ruleCCI-000213medium
Description
WebSphere MQ resources allow for the control of administrator functions, connections, commands, queues, processes, and namelists. Some resources provide the ability to disable or bypass security checking. Failure to properly protect WebSphere MQ resources may result in unauthorized access. This exposure could compromise the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of system services, applications, and customer data.
STIGDate
zOS WebSphere MQ for RACF Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-09-27

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (20) 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.

CFG-02Secure Baseline Configurations
1.00
CRY-01Use of Cryptographic Controls
1.00
DCH-01Data Protection
1.00
HRS-02Position Categorization
1.00
HRS-11Separation of Duties (SoD)
1.00
IAC-01Identity & Access Management (IAM)
1.00
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

+10 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (93) 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-16Security and Privacy Attributes
1.00
AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
1.00
AC-17(2)Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
AC-18(1)Authentication and Encryption
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00

+83 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 mappings

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Also reachable in 3 hops (2) 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.

3.1.1
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3.1.2
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CCI1 mapping
CCI-000213
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NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) 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-05
1.00
PR.DS-10
1.00
PR.IR-01
1.00

Who does this work

17 NICE work roles and 9 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-224563r1145074_chk)

Refer to the following reports produced by the RACF Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(MQNLIST). - SENSITVE.RPT(MXNLIST). For all namelist resources (i.e., ssid.namelist) defined to the MQNLIST and GMQNLIST resource class (or MXNLIST and GMXNLIST resource classes, if SCYCASE is set to MIXED). If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding. Note: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). Resource profiles are defined with a UACC(NONE). Access authorization restricts access to users requiring the ability to make namelist inquiries. This is difficult to determine. However, an item for concern may be a profile with * READ specified in the access list.

Fix Text (F-26234r1145073_fix)

A namelist is a WebSphere MQ object that contains a list of queue names. Namelist security validates userids authorized to inquire on namelists. Namelist security will be active, and all profiles ssid.namelist will be defined to the MQNLIST, GMQNLIST, MXNLIST, or GMXNLIST classes with UACC(NONE) specified. Restrict READ access to those userids requiring access to make namelist inquiries. For all namelist resources (i.e., ssid.namelist) defined to the MQNLIST, GMQNLIST, MXNLIST, or GMXNLIST resource classes, ensure the following items are in effect: Note: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). Resource profiles are defined with a UACC(NONE). Access authorization restricts access to users requiring the ability to make namelist inquires. This is difficult to determine. However, an item for concern may be a profile with * READ specified in the access list. A set of sample commands are provided below to implement the minimum profiles necessary for proper security. /* THE FOLLOWING PROFILE FORCES GRANULAR PROFILES DEFINITIONS */ RDEF MQNLIST ** UACC(NONE) OWNER(ADMIN) AUDIT(ALL(READ)) DATA('MQCONN DENY-BY-DEFAULT PROFILE') RDEF MQNLIST <ssid>.** UACC(NONE) OWNER(ADMIN) AUDIT(ALL(READ)) DATA('REQUIRED FOR ZWMQ0056') PE <ssid>.** CL(MQNLIST) ID(<applicable>) SETR RACL(MQNLIST) REF Note that an additional WebSphere MQ Refresh may be required for active queue managers. This is done from the CONSOLE: The example is for a queue manager named QMD1: >QMD1 REFRESH SECURITY(*)