Documentation - V-214260

Title

The Apache web server must be configured to immediately disconnect or disable remote access to the hosted applications.

Description

<VulnDiscussion>During an attack on the Apache web server or any of the hosted applications, the System Administrator (SA) may need to disconnect or disable access by users to stop the attack. The Apache web server must be configured to disconnect users from a hosted application without compromising other hosted applications unless deemed necessary to stop the attack. Methods to disconnect or disable connections are to stop the application service for a specified hosted application, stop the Ap...

Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)

Prepare documented procedures for shutting down an Apache website in the event of an attack. The procedure should, at a minimum, provide the following steps: Search for the PidFile runtime directive. (This example uses the combined results of HTTPD_ROOT and SERVER_CONFIG_FILE, above.) If this command returns a result, use this value in the kill command, otherwise, use the DEFAULT_PIDLOG value, above. In a command line, enter the following command: # grep -i pidfile /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf # kill -TERM 'cat <FULLY-QUALIFIED_PIDFILE_FILENAME>'