JBoss servers must be configured to roll over and transfer logs on a minimum weekly basis.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-213559 | JBOS-AS-000735 | SV-213559r961860_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Protecting log data is important during a forensic investigation to ensure investigators can track and understand what may have occurred. Off-loading should be set up as a scheduled task but can be configured to be run manually, if other processes during the off-loading are manual. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited log storage capacity. |
| STIG | Date |
| JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-02-20 |
Details
| Check Text (C-14782r296343_chk) |
| If the JBoss server is configured to use a Syslog Handler, this is not a finding. Log on to the OS of the JBoss server with OS permissions that allow access to JBoss. Using the relevant OS commands and syntax, cd to the <JBOSS_HOME>/bin/ folder. Run the jboss-cli script. Connect to the server and authenticate. Determine if there is a periodic rotating file handler. For a domain configuration run the following command; where <SERVERNAME> is a variable for all of the servers in the domain. Usually "server-one", "server-two", etc.: "ls /host=master/server=<SERVERNAME>/subsystem=logging/periodic-rotating-file-handler=" For a standalone configuration run the command: "ls /subsystem=logging/periodic-rotating-file-handler=" If the command does not return "FILE", this is a finding. Review the <JBOSS_HOME>/standalone/log folder for the existence of rotated logs, and ask the admin to demonstrate how rotated logs are packaged and transferred to another system on at least a weekly basis. |
| Fix Text (F-14780r296344_fix) |
| Open the web-based management interface by opening a browser and pointing it to HTTPS://<EAP_SERVER>:9990/ Authenticate as a user with Admin rights. Navigate to the "Configuration" tab. Expand + Subsystems. Expand + Core. Select "Logging". Select the "Handler" tab. Select "Periodic". If a periodic file handler does not exist, reference JBoss admin guide for instructions on how to create a file handler that will rotate logs on a daily basis. Create scripts that package and off-load log data at least weekly. |