Title

MarkLogic Server DBMS must generate audit records when security objects are deleted. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The removal of security objects from the database/DBMS would seriously degrade a system's information assurance posture. If such an event occurs, it must be logged.

Check Content

Check MarkLogic audit configurations to verify that audit records are produced when security objects are dropped. Perform the check from the MarkLogic Server Admin Interface with a user that holds administrative-level privileges. 1. Click the Groups icon. 2. Click the group in which the configuration to be checked resides (e.g., Default). 3. Click the Auditing icon on the left tree menu. 4. Inspect the audit enabled field. A value of false means auditing is not enabled and this is a finding. 5. If audit enabled field is true, but the user-role-removal and security-access events are not selected, this is a finding. 6. Under the Audit Restrictions - Outcome section, verify the security-access event for auditing is set to "both". If the setting is not "both", this is a finding. 7. If any roles, URIs, or users are identified in audit restrictions and not documented in the System Security Plan, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure MarkLogic to produce audit records when security objects are deleted. Perform the fix from the MarkLogic Server Admin Interface with a user that holds administrative-level privileges. 1. Click the Groups icon. 2. Click the group in which the configuration to be checked resides (e.g., Default). 3. Click the Auditing icon on the left tree menu. 4. Set the audit enabled field to true. 5. Enable user-role-removal and security-access events for auditing. 6. Enable "both" for the audit restriction under the outcome selection. 7. Ensure no roles, URIs, or users are identified in the audit restrictions, unless documented in the System Security Plan.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-220404r879872_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-220404

Group Title: SRG-APP-000501-DB-000336

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