V-216121

Discussion

FTP is an insecure protocol that transfers files and credentials in clear text, and can be replaced by using SFTP. However, if FTP is permitted for use in the environment, it is important to ensure that the default "system" accounts are not permitted to transfer files via FTP, especially the root role. Consider also adding the names of other privileged or shared accounts that may exist on the system such as user "oracle" and the account which the web server process runs under.

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The root role is required.

Determine if the FTP server package is installed:

# pkg list service/network/ftp

If the output of this command is:

pkg list: no packages matching 'service/network/ftp' installed

no further action is required.

If the FTP server is installed, determine if FTP access is restricted.

# for user in `logins -s | awk '{ print $1 }'` \
aiuser noaccess nobody nobody4; do
grep -w "${user}" /etc/ftpd/ftpusers >/dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
echo "User '${user}' not in /etc/ftpd/ftpusers."
fi
done

If output is returned, this is a finding.