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Check: SRG-APP-000495-AS-000220

Application Server SRG: SRG-APP-000495-AS-000220 (in versions v3 r4 through v2 r2)

Title

The application server must generate log records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to modify privileges occur. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Changing privileges of a subject/object may cause a subject/object to gain or lose capabilities. When successful/unsuccessful changes are made, the event needs to be logged. By logging the event, the modification or attempted modification can be investigated to determine if it was performed inadvertently or maliciously.

Check Content

Review the application server documentation and the system configuration to determine if the application server generates log records when successful/unsuccessful attempts are made to modify privileges. If log records are not generated, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the application server to generate log records when privileges are successfully or unsuccessfully modified.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-204824r879866_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-204824

Group Title: SRG-APP-000495

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000172	The information system generates audit records for the events defined in AU-2 d. with the content defined in AU-3.

Controls

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

Number	Title
AU-12	Audit Generation