STIGQter: STIG Summary: MariaDB Enterprise 10.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 5 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026:

The MariaDB must uniquely identify and authenticate nonorganizational users (or processes acting on behalf of nonorganizational users).

DISA Rule

SV-253704r961053_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-253704

Group Title

SRG-APP-000180-DB-000115

Rule Version

MADB-10-004500

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000804 - Uniquely identify and authenticate non-organizational users or processes acting on behalf of non-organizational users.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Remove shared accounts which are not documented and have been determined to not be necessary.

MariaDB> DROP USER 'user'@'hostname';

Check Contents

All users should have individual accounts with appropriate privileges. The root users should be removed after administrative accounts with SUPER privilege are created. Query all users and determine if any are suspected shared accounts. Document any necessary shared accounts.

MariaDB> SELECT user, host FROM mysql.user;

Determine if any accounts are shared. A shared account is defined as a username, hostname, and password that are used by multiple individuals to log in to MariaDB. An example of a shared account is the MariaDB root account – root@localhost.

If accounts are determined to be shared, determine if individuals are first individually authenticated.

If individuals are not individually authenticated before using the shared account (e.g., by the operating system or possibly by an application making calls to the database), this is a finding.

The key is individual accountability. If this can be traced, this is not a finding.

If accounts are determined to be shared, determine if they are directly accessible to end users. If so, this is a finding.

Review contents of audit logs, traces, and data tables to confirm the identity of the individual user performing the action is captured.

If shared identifiers are found, and not accompanied by individual identifiers, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-253704

Documentable

False

Rule Version

MADB-10-004500

Severity Override Guidance

All users should have individual accounts with appropriate privileges. The root users should be removed after administrative accounts with SUPER privilege are created. Query all users and determine if any are suspected shared accounts. Document any necessary shared accounts.

MariaDB> SELECT user, host FROM mysql.user;

Determine if any accounts are shared. A shared account is defined as a username, hostname, and password that are used by multiple individuals to log in to MariaDB. An example of a shared account is the MariaDB root account – root@localhost.

If accounts are determined to be shared, determine if individuals are first individually authenticated.

If individuals are not individually authenticated before using the shared account (e.g., by the operating system or possibly by an application making calls to the database), this is a finding.

The key is individual accountability. If this can be traced, this is not a finding.

If accounts are determined to be shared, determine if they are directly accessible to end users. If so, this is a finding.

Review contents of audit logs, traces, and data tables to confirm the identity of the individual user performing the action is captured.

If shared identifiers are found, and not accompanied by individual identifiers, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5475