STIGQter: STIG Summary: F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager 11.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 23 Oct 2020:

To protect against data mining, the BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to prevent code injection attacks from being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, queries, and fields when providing content filtering to virtual servers.

DISA Rule

SV-215773r557356_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-215773

Group Title

SRG-NET-000318-ALG-000014

Rule Version

F5BI-LT-000157

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002346 - The organization employs organization-defined data mining prevention techniques for organization-defined data storage objects to adequately protect against data mining.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

If the BIG-IP Core performs content filtering as part of the traffic management functionality, configure the BIG-IP Core as follows:

Configure a policy in the BIG-IP ASM module to prevent code injection attacks from being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, queries, and fields.

Apply ASM policy to the applicable Virtual Server(s) in BIG-IP LTM module to prevent code injection attacks from being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, queries, and fields when providing content filtering to virtual servers.

Check Contents

If the BIG-IP Core does not perform content filtering as part of the traffic management functionality for virtual servers, this is not applicable.

When content filtering is performed as part of the traffic management functionality, verify the BIG-IP Core is configured as follows:

Verify Virtual Server(s) in the BIG-IP LTM module are configured with an ASM policy to prevent code injection attacks from being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, queries, and fields.

Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> Local Traffic >> Virtual Servers >> Virtual Servers List tab.

Select Virtual Servers(s) from the list to verify.

Navigate to the Security >> Policies tab.

Verify that "Application Security Policy" is Enabled and "Policy" is set to use an ASM policy to prevent code injection attacks from being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, queries, and fields when providing content filtering to virtual servers.

If the BIG-IP Core is not configured to prevent code injection attacks from being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, queries, and fields, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-215773

Documentable

False

Rule Version

F5BI-LT-000157

Severity Override Guidance

If the BIG-IP Core does not perform content filtering as part of the traffic management functionality for virtual servers, this is not applicable.

When content filtering is performed as part of the traffic management functionality, verify the BIG-IP Core is configured as follows:

Verify Virtual Server(s) in the BIG-IP LTM module are configured with an ASM policy to prevent code injection attacks from being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, queries, and fields.

Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> Local Traffic >> Virtual Servers >> Virtual Servers List tab.

Select Virtual Servers(s) from the list to verify.

Navigate to the Security >> Policies tab.

Verify that "Application Security Policy" is Enabled and "Policy" is set to use an ASM policy to prevent code injection attacks from being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, queries, and fields when providing content filtering to virtual servers.

If the BIG-IP Core is not configured to prevent code injection attacks from being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, queries, and fields, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4019

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