Title

The application server must prevent non-privileged users from executing privileged functions to include disabling, circumventing, or altering implemented security safeguards/countermeasures. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Preventing non-privileged users from executing privileged functions mitigates the risk that unauthorized individuals or processes may gain unnecessary access to information or privileges. Restricting non-privileged users also prevents an attacker, who has gained access to a non-privileged account, from elevating privileges, creating accounts, and performing system checks and maintenance.

Check Content

Review application server documentation and configuration to verify that non-privileged users cannot access or execute privileged functions. Have a user logon as a non-privileged user and attempt to execute privileged functions. If the user is capable of executing privileged functions, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the application server to deny non-privileged users access to and execution of privileged functions.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-204784r879717_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-204784

Group Title: SRG-APP-000340

Expert Comments

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