Title

ColdFusion must enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Controlling what a user can see or change is important within the ColdFusion application server. Allowing non-privileged users to change administrative type data can cause errors within the system or DoS situations. By forcing users to identify themselves and then tying roles to that identity, an individual is presented with only those options needed to perform their duties.

Check Content

Within the Administrator Console, navigate to the "User Manager" page under the "Security" menu. Review the roles assigned to each user against the ISSM approved list of user accounts and roles to determine if any user has excessive authorization. If any user has roles assigned that are not approved by the ISSM, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Navigate to the "User Manager" page under the "Security" menu and review the roles assigned to each user. Enable only those roles for each user approved by the ISSO/ISSM.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-237140r641515_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-237140

Group Title: SRG-APP-000033-AS-000024

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.