WebSphere MQ switch profiles must be properly defined to the appropriate class.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
high	V-224361	SRG-OS-000080	ZWMQ0051	SV-224361r1144164_rule	2025-09-27	7

Description
WebSphere MQ resources allow for the control of administrator functions, connections, commands, queues, processes, and namelists. Some resources provide the ability to disable or bypass security checking. Failure to properly protect WebSphere MQ resources may result in unauthorized access. This exposure could compromise the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of system services, applications, and customer data.

Description

WebSphere MQ resources allow for the control of administrator functions, connections, commands, queues, processes, and namelists. Some resources provide the ability to disable or bypass security checking. Failure to properly protect WebSphere MQ resources may result in unauthorized access. This exposure could compromise the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of system services, applications, and customer data.

ℹ️ Check
Refer to the following report produced by the z/OS Data Collection: - MQSRPT(ssid). Automated Analysis requires Additional Analysis. Refer to the following report produced by the z/OS Data Collection: - PDI(ZWMQ0051) Note: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). Review the Security switches identified in response to the DISPLAY SECURITY command in each ssid report(s). If all of the following switches specify ON, this is not a finding. SUBSYSTEM CONNECTION COMMAND CONTEXT ALTERNATE USER PROCESS NAMELIST QUEUE TOPIC COMMAND RESOURCES If SUBSYSTEM specifies OFF, this is a finding with a severity of Category I. If any of the other above switches specify OFF (other than the exception mentioned below), this is a finding and downgrade the severity to a Category II. If COMMAND RESOURCE Security switch specifies OFF, this is not a finding. Note: At the discretion of the ISSO, COMMAND RESOURCE Security switch may specify OFF by defining ssid.NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS in the TYPE(MQA) (i.e., MQADMIN or MXADMIN if SCYCASE is set to MIXED).

ℹ️ Check

Refer to the following report produced by the z/OS Data Collection: - MQSRPT(ssid). Automated Analysis requires Additional Analysis. Refer to the following report produced by the z/OS Data Collection: - PDI(ZWMQ0051) Note: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). Review the Security switches identified in response to the DISPLAY SECURITY command in each ssid report(s). If all of the following switches specify ON, this is not a finding. SUBSYSTEM CONNECTION COMMAND CONTEXT ALTERNATE USER PROCESS NAMELIST QUEUE TOPIC COMMAND RESOURCES If SUBSYSTEM specifies OFF, this is a finding with a severity of Category I. If any of the other above switches specify OFF (other than the exception mentioned below), this is a finding and downgrade the severity to a Category II. If COMMAND RESOURCE Security switch specifies OFF, this is not a finding. Note: At the discretion of the ISSO, COMMAND RESOURCE Security switch may specify OFF by defining ssid.NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS in the TYPE(MQA) (i.e., MQADMIN or MXADMIN if SCYCASE is set to MIXED).

✔️ Fix
Ensure that all Switch Profiles do not have the resource ssid.NO defined to the MQADMIN (or MXADMIN if SCYCASE is set to MIXED) resource class with the exception of ssid.NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS. ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). Ensure that all of the following switches specify ON. SUBSYSTEM CONNECTION COMMAND CONTEXT ALTERNATE USER PROCESS NAMELIST QUEUE COMMAND RESOURCES Example: $KEY(ssid) TYPE(MQA) ALTERNATE.USER.- UID() PREVENT CONTEXT.- UID() PREVENT RESLEVEL UID() PREVENT - UID() PREVENT Note: At the discretion of the ISSO, COMMAND RESOURCE Security switch may specify OFF by defining ssid.NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS in the TYPE(MQA). Example: $KEY(ssid) TYPE(MQA) NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS UID(*) PREVENT

✔️ Fix

Ensure that all Switch Profiles do not have the resource ssid.NO defined to the MQADMIN (or MXADMIN if SCYCASE is set to MIXED) resource class with the exception of ssid.NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS. ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). Ensure that all of the following switches specify ON. SUBSYSTEM CONNECTION COMMAND CONTEXT ALTERNATE USER PROCESS NAMELIST QUEUE COMMAND RESOURCES Example: $KEY(ssid) TYPE(MQA) ALTERNATE.USER.- UID(*) PREVENT CONTEXT.- UID(*) PREVENT RESLEVEL UID(*) PREVENT - UID(*) PREVENT Note: At the discretion of the ISSO, COMMAND RESOURCE Security switch may specify OFF by defining ssid.NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS in the TYPE(MQA). Example: $KEY(ssid) TYPE(MQA) NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS UID(*) PREVENT