Title

The application server must disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Disabling expired, inactive, or otherwise anomalous accounts supports the concepts of least privilege and least functionality, which reduce the attack surface of the system.

Check Content

Verify the application server disables accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user. If the application server does not disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the application server to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-263549r981699_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-263549

Group Title: SRG-APP-000705

Expert Comments

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