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V-213551

CAT II (Medium)

JBoss must be configured to generate log records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to modify privileges occur.

Rule ID

SV-213551r961800_rule

STIG

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R6

CCIs

CCI-000172

Discussion

Changing privileges of a subject/object may cause a subject/object to gain or lose capabilities. When successful/unsuccessful changes are made, the event needs to be logged. By logging the event, the modification or attempted modification can be investigated to determine if it was performed inadvertently or maliciously.

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Log on to the OS of the JBoss server with OS permissions that allow access to JBoss.
Using the relevant OS commands and syntax, cd to the <JBOSS_HOME>/bin/ folder.
Run the jboss-cli script to start the Command Line Interface (CLI).
Connect to the server and authenticate.
Run the command:

For a Managed Domain configuration:
"ls host=master/server=<SERVERNAME>/core-service=management/access=audit/logger=audit-log:write-attribute(name=enabled,value=true)"

For a Standalone configuration:
"ls /core-service=management/access=audit/logger=audit-log:write-attribute(name=enabled,value=true)"

If "enabled" = false, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Launch the jboss-cli management interface.
Connect to the server by typing "connect", authenticate as a user in the Superuser role, and run the following command:

For a Managed Domain configuration:
"host=master/server/<SERVERNAME>/core-service=management/access=audit/logger=audit-log:write-attribute(name=enabled,value=true)"

For a Standalone configuration:
"/core-service=management/access=audit/logger=audit-log:write-attribute(name=enabled,value=true)"