STIGQter: STIG Summary: MarkLogic Server v9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 3 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 24 Oct 2024:

Access to MarkLogic Server files must be limited to relevant processes and to authorized, administrative users.

DISA Rule

SV-220373r961149_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-220373

Group Title

SRG-APP-000243-DB-000374

Rule Version

ML09-00-005500

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-001090 - Prevent unauthorized and unintended information transfer via shared system resources.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Apply appropriate controls to protect the confidentiality and integrity of data at rest in the database.

Perform the fix from the MarkLogic Server Admin Interface with a user that holds administrative-level privileges.

1. Click the Databases icon.
2. Click the database to be fixed.
3. Select ON from the data encryption drop-down.

OR

Change owner and group of /var/opt/MarkLogic to user daemon from the command line with a privileged user:
> chown -R daemon.daemon /var/opt/MarkLogic

Change permissions of /var/opt/MarkLogic to 750 (rwx by owner only) from the command line
> chmod 750 /var/opt/MarkLogic

Check Contents

If the application owner and Authorizing Official have determined that encryption of data at rest is NOT required, this is not a finding.

If full-disk encryption is being used, this is not a finding.

Review system documentation to determine whether the system handles classified information. If the system does not handle classified information, the severity of this check should be downgraded to Category II.

Review MarkLogic settings to determine whether controls exist to protect the confidentiality and integrity of data at rest in the database.

From a command line at the OS level, verify User ownership, Group ownership, and permissions on the files:
> ls -al /var/opt/MarkLogic/

If the User owner is not "daemon", and encryption at rest is not enabled, this is a finding.

If the Group owner is not "daemon", and encryption at rest is not enabled, this is a finding.

If the directory is more permissive than 750, and encryption at rest is not enabled, this is a finding.

Perform the check from the MarkLogic Server Admin Interface with a user that holds administrative-level privileges.

1. Click the Databases icon.
2. Click the database to be checked.
3. If the "data encryption" drop-down is set to ON, this is not a finding, and no further checks need to be performed.
4. If the "data encryption" drop-down is set to OFF, continue the check.
5. If the "data encryption" drop-down is set to default-cluster, continue the check with the steps below:
a. Click the Clusters icon.
b. Click [Cluster Name].
c. Click the Configure Tab.
d. If the Cluster Default Encryption configuration is OFF, this is a finding.

Findings Matrix
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Database Cfg. | Cluster Cfg | Finding
--------------------------------------------------------
ON | *Any* | No
*Any* | Force | No
Default-cluster | Default-on | No
Default-cluster | Default-off | Yes
Off | Default-on | Yes
Off | Default-off | Yes

Vulnerability Number

V-220373

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ML09-00-005500

Severity Override Guidance

Check Content Reference

Target Key

4064