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

The application must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to access security objects occur.

DISA Rule

SV-222451r508029_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-222451

Group Title

SRG-APP-000492

Rule Version

APSC-DV-000720

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000172 - The information system generates audit records for the events defined in AU-2 d. with the content defined in AU-3.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the application to create an audit record for both successful and unsuccessful attempts to access security objects.

Check Contents

Review the application documentation and interview the application administrator.

Identify where the application logs are stored.

Identify application functionality that provides privilege or permission settings to security objects within the application.
This can be an application function that assigns privileges to an application object or data element.

Authenticate to the application as a regular user. Using application functionality, attempt to access the security object within the application.

Perform two attempts, one successfully and one unsuccessfully.

Review the log data and ensure both the successful and unsuccessful access attempts are logged.

If the application does not generate an audit record when successful and unsuccessful attempts to access security objects occur, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-222451

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APSC-DV-000720

Severity Override Guidance

Review the application documentation and interview the application administrator.

Identify where the application logs are stored.

Identify application functionality that provides privilege or permission settings to security objects within the application.
This can be an application function that assigns privileges to an application object or data element.

Authenticate to the application as a regular user. Using application functionality, attempt to access the security object within the application.

Perform two attempts, one successfully and one unsuccessfully.

Review the log data and ensure both the successful and unsuccessful access attempts are logged.

If the application does not generate an audit record when successful and unsuccessful attempts to access security objects occur, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4093

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