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

MarkLogic Server must generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to modify privileges/permissions occur.

DISA Rule

SV-220397r961800_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-220397

Group Title

SRG-APP-000495-DB-000329

Rule Version

ML09-00-010000

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000172 - Generate audit records for the event types defined in AU-2 c that include the audit record content defined in AU-3.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure MarkLogic to produce audit records when attempts to modify privileges/permissions/role memberships are denied.

1. Click the Groups icon.
2. Click the group in which the configuration to be checked resides (e.g., Default).
3. Click the Auditing icon on the left tree menu.
4. Set the audit enabled field to true.
5. Enable the permission-change, user-role-addition, and user-role-removal events for auditing.
6. Enable "both" for the audit restriction under the outcome selection.
7. Ensure no roles, URIs, or users are identified in the audit restrictions, unless documented in the System Security Plan.

Check Contents

Check MarkLogic audit configurations to verify that audit records are produced when attempts to modify privileges/permissions/role memberships are denied.

If they are not produced, this is a finding.

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

1. Click the Groups icon.
2. Click the group in which the configuration to check resides (e.g., Default).
3. Click the Auditing icon on the left tree menu.
4. Inspect the audit enabled field, a value of false means auditing is not enabled, this is a finding.
5. If audit enabled field is true but the permission-change, user-role-addition, and user-role-removal events are not selected, this is a finding.
6. Under the Audit Restrictions - Outcome section, verify the security-access event for auditing is set to "both". If the setting is not "both", this is a finding.
7. If any roles, URIs, or users are identified in audit restrictions, and not documented in the System Security Plan, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-220397

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ML09-00-010000

Severity Override Guidance

Check MarkLogic audit configurations to verify that audit records are produced when attempts to modify privileges/permissions/role memberships are denied.

If they are not produced, this is a finding.

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

1. Click the Groups icon.
2. Click the group in which the configuration to check resides (e.g., Default).
3. Click the Auditing icon on the left tree menu.
4. Inspect the audit enabled field, a value of false means auditing is not enabled, this is a finding.
5. If audit enabled field is true but the permission-change, user-role-addition, and user-role-removal events are not selected, this is a finding.
6. Under the Audit Restrictions - Outcome section, verify the security-access event for auditing is set to "both". If the setting is not "both", this is a finding.
7. If any roles, URIs, or users are identified in audit restrictions, and not documented in the System Security Plan, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4064