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V-234167

CAT II (Medium)

The FortiGate device must audit the execution of privileged functions.

Rule ID

SV-234167r961362_rule

STIG

Fortinet FortiGate Firewall NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R5

CCIs

CCI-002234

Discussion

Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised information system accounts, is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations. Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify the risk from insider threats and the advanced persistent threat.

Check Content

Log in to the FortiGate GUI with Super-Admin privilege.

1. Open a CLI console, via SSH or available from the GUI.
2. Run the following command:
     # show full-configuration log eventfilter | grep -i 'event\|system'

The output should be:   
          set event enable
          set system enable

If the event and system parameters are set to disable, this is a finding.

Fix Text

This fix can be performed on the FortiGate GUI or on the CLI. 
Log in to the FortiGate GUI with Super-Admin privilege.

1. Open a CLI console, via SSH or available from the GUI.
2. Run the following command:

     # config log eventfilter
     #    set event enable
     #    set system enable
     # end