Title

ColdFusion must have Remote Development Services (RDS) disabled. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Application servers provide a myriad of differing processes, features, and functionalities. Some of these processes may be deemed to be unnecessary or too unsecure to run on a production DOD system. RDS is used in a development environment to allow authenticated users access to the server using special features within code editors like Dreamweaver, HomeSite+, ColdFusion Studio, Eclipse, and VSCode to obtain information from the server. For example, developers can determine what data sources exist, query them, build code based on them, and more. RDS also enables access from within the editors to files on the server (even remotely) over HTTP, as an alternative to FTP. This feature is not meant for production environments.

Check Content

Verify RDS is disabled. From the Admin Console Landing Screen, navigate to Security >> RDS. If "Enable RDS Service" is checked, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Disable RDS. 1. From the Admin Console Landing Screen, navigate to Security >> RDS. 2. Uncheck "Enable RDS Service". 3. Select "Submit Changes".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-279042r1171505_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-279042

Group Title: SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095

Expert Comments

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