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

Applications must not use URL embedded session IDs.

DISA Rule

SV-222581r508029_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-222581

Group Title

SRG-APP-000223

Rule Version

APSC-DV-002270

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the application to transmit session ID information via cookies.

Check Contents

Review the application documentation and interview the application administrator.

Identify how the application generates session IDs.

If using a web development framework, ask the application administrator to provide details on the framework's session configuration.

Review the framework configuration setting to determine how the session identifiers are created.

Identify any compensating controls that may be leveraged to minimize risk to user sessions.

If the framework or the application is configured to transmit cookies within the URL or via URL rewriting, or if the session ID is created using a GET method and there are no compensating controls configured to address user session security, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-222581

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APSC-DV-002270

Severity Override Guidance

Review the application documentation and interview the application administrator.

Identify how the application generates session IDs.

If using a web development framework, ask the application administrator to provide details on the framework's session configuration.

Review the framework configuration setting to determine how the session identifiers are created.

Identify any compensating controls that may be leveraged to minimize risk to user sessions.

If the framework or the application is configured to transmit cookies within the URL or via URL rewriting, or if the session ID is created using a GET method and there are no compensating controls configured to address user session security, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4093

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