STIGUI
V-255822CAT II — Medium severitySV-255822r1265289_rule

The WebSphere Application Server users in the WebSphere auditor role must be configured in accordance with the System Security Plan.

Rule version WBSP-AS-000090 · STIG v2 · 2026-08-27

Discussion

Logging must be utilized in order to track system activity, assist in diagnosing system issues, and provide evidence needed for forensic investigations post security incident.

Remote access by administrators requires that the admin activity be logged.

Application servers provide a web and command line-based remote management capability for managing the application server. Application servers must ensure that all actions related to administrative functionality such as application server configuration are logged.

Satisfies: SRG-APP-000016-AS-000013, SRG-APP-000343-AS-000030, SRG-APP-000090-AS-000051

Check

Review System Security Plan documentation.

Identify users and roles.

In the administrative console, navigate to Users and Groups >> Administrative User Roles.

Check the roles for each user.

If any user is not authorized by the ISSO/ISSM to be in the role of an auditor, this is a finding.

Fix

In the administrative console, navigate to Users and Groups >> Administrative User roles.

If an unauthorized user is in the auditor role, remove the user from the auditor role.

Restart the DMGR and all the JVMs.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-255822
Group title
SRG-APP-000016-AS-000013
Rule ID
SV-255822r1265289_rule
Check ID
C-59495r876755_chk
Fix ID
F-59438r876756_fix