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V-26287

CAT II (Medium)

Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) must be disabled.

Rule ID

SV-33216r1_rule

STIG

APACHE 2.2 Server for UNIX Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R11

CCIs

None

Discussion

The Apache mod_dav and mod_dav_fs modules support WebDAV ('Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning') functionality for Apache. WebDAV is an extension to the HTTP protocol which allows clients to create, move, and delete files and resources on the web server. WebDAV is not widely used, and has serious security concerns as it may allow clients to modify unauthorized files on the web server. Therefore, the WebDav modules mod_dav and mod_dav_fs should be disabled.

Check Content

Enter the following command:

/usr/local/Apache2.2/bin/httpd –M.

This will provide a list of all loaded modules.  If any of the following modules are found, this is a finding. 

dav_module
dav_fs_module
dav_lock_module

Fix Text

Edit the httpd.conf file and remove the following modules:

dav_module
dav_fs_module
dav_lock_module