The web server must not be a proxy server.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-206376	SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000076	SV-206376r960963_rule		Medium

Description

A web server should be primarily a web server or a proxy server but not both, for the same reasons that other multi-use servers are not recommended. Scanning for web servers that will also proxy requests into an otherwise protected network is a very common attack making the attack anonymous.

STIG	Date
Web Server Security Requirements Guide	2025-02-12

Details

Check Text (C-6637r377720_chk)

Review the web server documentation and deployed configuration to determine if the web server is also a proxy server.

If the web server is also acting as a proxy server, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-6637r377721_fix)

Uninstall any proxy services, modules, and libraries that are used by the web server to act as a proxy server.

Verify all configuration changes are made to assure the web server is no longer acting as a proxy server in any manner.