STIGQter: STIG Summary: Database Security Requirements Guide Version: 3 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 22 Jan 2021:

The DBMS must generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to modify privileges/permissions occur.

DISA Rule

SV-206619r617447_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-206619

Group Title

SRG-APP-000495

Rule Version

SRG-APP-000495-DB-000329

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

Deploy a DBMS capable of producing the required audit records when it denies or fails to complete attempts to modify privileges/permissions/role membership.

Configure the DBMS to produce audit records when it denies attempts to modify privileges/permissions/role membership.

Configure the DBMS to produce audit records when other errors prevent attempts to modify privileges/permissions/role membership.

Check Contents

If there is no distinction in the DBMS's security architecture between modifying permissions on the one hand, and adding and deleting permissions on the other hand, this is not a finding.

Review DBMS documentation to verify that audit records can be produced when the system denies or fails to complete attempts to modify privileges/permissions/role membership.

If the DBMS is not capable of this, this is a finding.

Review the DBMS/database security and audit configurations to verify that audit records are produced when the system denies attempts to modify privileges/permissions/role membership.

If they are not produced, this is a finding.

Review the DBMS/database security and audit configurations to verify that audit records are produced when other errors prevent attempts to modify privileges/permissions/role membership.

If they are not produced, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-206619

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SRG-APP-000495-DB-000329

Severity Override Guidance

If there is no distinction in the DBMS's security architecture between modifying permissions on the one hand, and adding and deleting permissions on the other hand, this is not a finding.

Review DBMS documentation to verify that audit records can be produced when the system denies or fails to complete attempts to modify privileges/permissions/role membership.

If the DBMS is not capable of this, this is a finding.

Review the DBMS/database security and audit configurations to verify that audit records are produced when the system denies attempts to modify privileges/permissions/role membership.

If they are not produced, this is a finding.

Review the DBMS/database security and audit configurations to verify that audit records are produced when other errors prevent attempts to modify privileges/permissions/role membership.

If they are not produced, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2902

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