STIGQter: STIG Summary: Adobe ColdFusion 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 26 Jan 2018:

ColdFusion must limit the maximum number of Web Service requests.

DISA Rule

SV-76981r2_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-62491

Group Title

SRG-APP-000435-AS-000163

Rule Version

CF11-05-000186

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002385 - The information system protects against or limits the effects of organization-defined types of denial of service attacks by employing organization-defined security safeguards.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

If Web Services are being published for hosted applications, this find is not applicable.

Navigate to the "Request Tuning" page under the "Server Settings" menu. Set "Maximum number of simultaneous Web Service requests" to 1 and select the "Submit Changes" button.

Check Contents

Determine if web services are being published for the hosted applications. This may be determined by interviewing the administrator or by reviewing hosted applications code, hosted application design documentation, published web services design documentation or ColdFusion baseline documentation.

If Web Services are being published for hosted applications, this find is not applicable.

Within the Administrator Console, navigate to the "Request Tuning" page under the "Server Settings" menu.

If Web Services are not being published for hosted applications and the "Maximum number of simultaneous Web Service requests" is not set to 1, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-62491

Documentable

False

Rule Version

CF11-05-000186

Severity Override Guidance

Determine if web services are being published for the hosted applications. This may be determined by interviewing the administrator or by reviewing hosted applications code, hosted application design documentation, published web services design documentation or ColdFusion baseline documentation.

If Web Services are being published for hosted applications, this find is not applicable.

Within the Administrator Console, navigate to the "Request Tuning" page under the "Server Settings" menu.

If Web Services are not being published for hosted applications and the "Maximum number of simultaneous Web Service requests" is not set to 1, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2661

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