STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 3 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 04 May 2021:

Permissions for the System event log must prevent access by nonprivileged accounts.

DISA Rule

SV-225312r569185_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-225312

Group Title

SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

Rule Version

WN12-AU-000206

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000162 - The information system protects audit information from unauthorized access.
• CCI-000163 - The information system protects audit information from unauthorized modification.
• CCI-000164 - The information system protects audit information from unauthorized deletion.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Ensure the permissions on the System event log (System.evtx) are configured to prevent standard user accounts or groups from having greater than Read access. The default permissions listed below satisfy this requirement:

Eventlog - Full Control
SYSTEM - Full Control
Administrators - Full Control

The default location is the "%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\WINEVT\LOGS" directory.

If the location of the logs has been changed, when adding Eventlog to the permissions, it must be entered as "NT Service\Eventlog".

Check Contents

Verify the permissions on the System event log (System.evtx). Standard user accounts or groups must not have greater than Read access. The default permissions listed below satisfy this requirement:

Eventlog - Full Control
SYSTEM - Full Control
Administrators - Full Control

The default location is the "%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\WINEVT\LOGS" directory. They may have been moved to another folder.

If the permissions for these files are not as restrictive as the ACLs listed, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-225312

Documentable

False

Rule Version

WN12-AU-000206

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the permissions on the System event log (System.evtx). Standard user accounts or groups must not have greater than Read access. The default permissions listed below satisfy this requirement:

Eventlog - Full Control
SYSTEM - Full Control
Administrators - Full Control

The default location is the "%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\WINEVT\LOGS" directory. They may have been moved to another folder.

If the permissions for these files are not as restrictive as the ACLs listed, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4214

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