Details

Logging must be utilized in order to track system activity, assist in diagnosing system issues, and provide evidence needed for forensic investigations post security incident.

Remote access by administrators requires that the admin activity be logged.

Application servers provide a web and command line-based remote management capability for managing the application server. Application servers must ensure that all actions related to administrative functionality such as application server configuration are logged.

Satisfies: SRG-APP-000016-AS-000013, SRG-APP-000343-AS-000030

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Document all groups in an Auditor role in the security plan.

In the administrative console, navigate to Users and Groups >> Administrative group roles.

If an unauthorized group is in the auditor role, remove the auditor role from the group.

Restart the DMGR and all the JVMs.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_IBM_WebSphere_Traditional_V9-x_V1R1_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Access Control.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|AC-6(9)
• 800-53|AC-17(1)
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000067
• CCI|CCI-002234
• Rule-ID|SV-95919r1_rule
• STIG-ID|WBSP-AS-000080
• Vuln-ID|V-81205

Source

• Tenable.com/audits