Details

MongoDB database files need to be protected using file permissions.

Rationale:

This will restrict unauthorized users from accessing the database.

Solution

Set ownership of the database file to mongodb user and remove other permissions using the following commands:
chmod 600 /var/lib/mongodb
sudo chown mongodb:mongodb /var/lib/mongodb
Default Value:
Not configured

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1705

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|CM-6b.
• CSCv6|14.4

Source

• Tenable.com/audits