Title

User rights assignments must meet minimum requirements. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Inappropriate granting of user and advanced user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities not required by the normal user.

Check Content

Fix Text

Configure User Rights as listed below to prevent groups or accounts from having unauthorized rights. Access this computer from the network - Administrators, Authenticated Users, Enterprise Domain Controllers Act as part of the operating system - See separate vulnerability V-1102 Add workstations to domain - Administrators Adjust memory quotas for a process - Administrators, Local Service, Network Service Allow log on locally - Administrators, Backup Operators Allow log on through Terminal Services - (None) Backup files and directories - Administrators, Backup Operators Bypass traverse checking - Authenticated Users Change the system time - Administrators, Local Service Create a pagefile - Administrators Create a token object - (None) Create global objects - Administrators, Service Create permanent shared objects - (None) Debug programs - See separate vulnerability V-18010 Deny access to this computer from the network - See separate vulnerability V-1155 Deny log on as a batch job - See separate vulnerability V-26483 Deny log on as a service - See separate vulnerability V-26484 Deny log on locally - See separate vulnerability V-26485 Deny log on through Terminal Services - See separate vulnerability V-26486 Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation - Administrators Force shutdown from a remote system - Administrators Generate security audits - Local Service, Network Service Impersonate a client after authentication - Administrators, Service Increase scheduling priority - Administrators Load and unload device drivers - Administrators Lock pages in memory - (None) Log on as a batch job - (None) Log on as a service - Network Service Manage auditing and security log - "Auditor’s" Group (Exchange Enterprise Servers Group on Domain Controllers and Exchange Servers) Modify firmware environment values - Administrators Perform volume maintenance tasks - Administrators Profile single process - Administrators Profile system performance - Administrators Remove computer from docking station - Administrators Replace a process level token - Local Service, Network Service Restore files and directories - Administrators, Backup Operators Shut down the system - Administrators Synchronize directory service data - See separate vulnerability V-12780 Take ownership of files or other objects - Administrators Document any exceptions with the IAO.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-18398r3_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-1103

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Expert Comments

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