V-255242

Discussion

Any operating system providing too much information in error messages risks compromising the data and security of the structure, and content of error messages needs to be carefully considered by the organization. Organizations carefully consider the structure/content of error messages. The extent to which information systems are able to identify and handle error conditions is guided by organizational policy and operational requirements. Information that could be exploited by adversaries includes, for example, erroneous logon attempts with passwords entered by mistake as the username, mission/business information that can be derived from (if not stated explicitly by) information recorded, and personal information, such as account numbers, social security numbers, and credit card numbers.

Check Content

To verify that SSMC is configured to prevent exfiltration of sensitive information, do the following:

1. Log on to SSMC appliance as ssmcadmin. Press "X" to escape to general bash shell.

2. Execute the following command:

$ grep ^ssmc.management.notification.disable /opt/hpe/ssmc/ssmcbase/resources/ssmc.properties

ssmc.management.notification.disable=false

If the command output does not print "ssmc.management.notification.disable=false", this is a finding.