Details

The Options directive configures the web server features that are available in particular directories. The IncludesNOEXEC feature controls the ability of the server to utilize SSIs while disabling the exec command, which is used to execute external scripts. If the full includes feature is used it could allow the execution of malware leading to a system compromise.

Solution

Edit the httpd.conf file and add one of the following to the enabled Options directive:

+IncludesNoExec
-IncludesNoExec
-Includes

Remove the ‘Includes’ or ‘+Includes’ setting from the options statement.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_Apache_2-2_UNIX_V1R11_STIG.zip

This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• CAT|I
• Rule-ID|SV-32753r1_rule
• STIG-ID|WA000-WWA054_A22
• Vuln-ID|V-13733

Source

• Tenable.com/audits