STIGQter: STIG Summary: Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 5 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 23 Oct 2020:

The application must automatically audit account enabling actions.

DISA Rule

SV-222421r508029_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-222421

Group Title

SRG-APP-000319

Rule Version

APSC-DV-000420

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002130 - The information system automatically audits account enabling actions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the application to write a log entry when a user account is enabled.

At a minimum, ensure account name, date and time of the event are recorded.

Check Contents

Examine the application documentation or interview the application representative to identify how the application users are managed.

Identify the location of the audit logs and review the end of the logs.

Access the user account management functionality and enable a test user account.

Examine the log file again and determine if the account enable event was logged. The information logged should, at a minimum, include enough detail to determine which account was enabled and when.

If the account enabling event information was not logged, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-222421

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APSC-DV-000420

Severity Override Guidance

Examine the application documentation or interview the application representative to identify how the application users are managed.

Identify the location of the audit logs and review the end of the logs.

Access the user account management functionality and enable a test user account.

Examine the log file again and determine if the account enable event was logged. The information logged should, at a minimum, include enough detail to determine which account was enabled and when.

If the account enabling event information was not logged, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4093

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