V-72859
Severity: Medium
Generated
2019-05-20 15:48:11.984914
Status
PostgreSQL must enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.
NIST 800-53
STIG # | Description | Result |
---|---|---|
AC-3 | AC-3: Access Enforcement | passed |
Guidance
Authentication with a DoD-approved PKI certificate does not necessarily imply authorization to access PostgreSQL. To mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information by entities that have been issued certificates by DoD-approved PKIs, all DoD systems, including databases, must be properly configured to implement access control policies.
Successful authentication must not automatically give an entity access
to an asset or security boundary. Authorization procedures and controls
must be implemented to ensure each authenticated entity also has a
validated and current authorization. Authorization is the process of
determining whether an entity, once authenticated, is permitted to
access a specific asset. Information systems use access control policies
and enforcement mechanisms to implement this requirement.
Access control policies include identity-based policies, role-based
policies, and attribute-based policies. Access enforcement mechanisms
include access control lists, access control matrices, and cryptography.
These policies and mechanisms must be employed by the application to
control access between users (or processes acting on behalf of users)
and objects (e.g., devices, files, records, processes, programs, and domains)
in the information system.
This requirement is applicable to access control enforcement applications,
a category that includes database management systems. If PostgreSQL does
not follow applicable policy when approving access, it may be in conflict
with networks or other applications in the information system. This may
result in users either gaining or being denied access inappropriately and
in conflict with applicable policy.
Check
From the system security plan or equivalent documentation, determine the appropriate permissions on database objects for each kind (group role) of user. If this documentation is missing, this is a finding.
First, as the database administrator (shown here as “postgres”), check the privileges of all roles in the database by running the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres $ psql -c ‘\du’
Review all roles and their associated privileges. If any roles’ privileges exceed those documented, this is a finding.
Next, as the database administrator (shown here as “postgres”), check the configured privileges for tables and columns by running the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres $ psql -c ‘\dp’
Review all access privileges and column access privileges list. If any roles’ privileges exceed those documented, this is a finding.
Next, as the database administrator (shown here as “postgres”), check the configured authentication settings in pg_hba.conf:
$ sudo su - postgres $ cat ${PGDATA?}/pg_hba.conf
Review all entries and their associated authentication methods.
If any entries do not have their documented authentication requirements, this is a finding.
Fix
Create and/or maintain documentation of each group role’s appropriate permissions on database objects.
Implement these permissions in the database, and remove any permissions that exceed those documented.
The following are examples of how to use role privileges in PostgreSQL to enforce access controls. For a complete list of privileges, see the official documentation: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-createrole.html
#### Roles Example 1 The following example demonstrates how to create an admin role with CREATEDB and CREATEROLE privileges.
As the database administrator (shown here as “postgres”), run the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres $ psql -c “CREATE ROLE admin WITH CREATEDB CREATEROLE”
#### Roles Example 2 The following example demonstrates how to create a role with a password that expires and makes the role a member of the “admin” group.
As the database administrator (shown here as “postgres”), run the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres $ psql -c “CREATE ROLE joe LOGIN ENCRYPTED PASSWORD ‘stig2016!’ VALID UNTIL ‘2016-09-20’ IN ROLE admin”
#### Roles Example 3 The following demonstrates how to revoke privileges from a role using REVOKE.
As the database administrator (shown here as “postgres”), run the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres $ psql -c “REVOKE admin FROM joe”
#### Roles Example 4 The following demonstrates how to alter privileges in a role using ALTER.
As the database administrator (shown here as “postgres”), run the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres $ psql -c “ALTER ROLE joe NOLOGIN”
The following are examples of how to use grant privileges in PostgreSQL to enforce access controls on objects. For a complete list of privileges, see the official documentation: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-grant.html
#### Grant Example 1 The following example demonstrates how to grant INSERT on a table to a role.
As the database administrator (shown here as “postgres”), run the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres $ psql -c “GRANT SELECT ON stig_test TO joe”
#### Grant Example 2 The following example demonstrates how to grant ALL PRIVILEGES on a table to a role.
As the database administrator (shown here as “postgres”), run the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres $ psql -c “GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON stig_test TO joe”
#### Grant Example 3 The following example demonstrates how to grant a role to a role.
As the database administrator (shown here as “postgres”), run the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres $ psql -c “GRANT admin TO joe”
#### Revoke Example 1 The following example demonstrates how to revoke access from a role.
As the database administrator (shown here as “postgres”), run the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres $ psql -c “REVOKE admin FROM joe”
To change authentication requirements for the database, as the database administrator (shown here as “postgres”), edit pg_hba.conf:
$ sudo su - postgres $ vi ${PGDATA?}/pg_hba.conf
Edit authentication requirements to the organizational requirements. See the official documentation for the complete list of options for authentication: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/auth-pg-hba-conf.html
After changes to pg_hba.conf, reload the server:
# SYSTEMD SERVER ONLY $ sudo systemctl reload postgresql-9.5
# INITD SERVER ONLY $ sudo service postgresql-9.5 reload
Test Results
Result | |
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PostgreSQL query: SELECT r.rolsuper FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles r WHERE r.rolname = 'pg_monitor'; output should not eq "t" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SELECT r.rolsuper FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles r WHERE r.rolname = 'pg_read_all_settings'; output should not eq "t" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SELECT r.rolsuper FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles r WHERE r.rolname = 'pg_read_all_stats'; output should not eq "t" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SELECT r.rolsuper FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles r WHERE r.rolname = 'pg_stat_scan_tables'; output should not eq "t" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SELECT r.rolsuper FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles r WHERE r.rolname = 'pg_signal_backend'; output should not eq "t" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SELECT r.rolsuper FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles r WHERE r.rolname = 'dashboard'; output should not eq "t" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SELECT r.rolsuper FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles r WHERE r.rolname = 'replication'; output should not eq "t" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SELECT r.rolsuper FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles r WHERE r.rolname = 'haproxy'; output should not eq "t" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SELECT r.rolsuper FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles r WHERE r.rolname = 'testuser'; output should not eq "t" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SELECT n.nspname, c.relname, c.relkind, pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') FROM pg_catalog.pg_class c LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace WHERE c.relkind IN ('r', 'v', 'm', 'S', 'f') AND n.nspname !~ '^pg_' AND pg_catalog.pg_table_is_visible(c.oid) AND pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') !~ '^((((vcap|crunchy)=[arwdDxtU]+|=[r]+)\/\w+,?)+|)$'; output should eq "" | passed |
PostgreSQL query with errors: SELECT n.nspname, c.relname, c.relkind, pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') FROM pg_catalog.pg_class c LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace WHERE c.relkind IN ('r', 'v', 'm', 'S', 'f') AND n.nspname !~ '^pg_' AND pg_catalog.pg_table_is_visible(c.oid) AND pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') !~ '^((((testuser|dashboard|replication|vcap|crunchy)=[arwdDxtU]+|=[r]+)\/\w+,?)+|)$'; output should match /FATAL:\s+database "template0" is not currently accepting connections/ | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SELECT n.nspname, c.relname, c.relkind, pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') FROM pg_catalog.pg_class c LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace WHERE c.relkind IN ('r', 'v', 'm', 'S', 'f') AND n.nspname !~ '^pg_' AND pg_catalog.pg_table_is_visible(c.oid) AND pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') !~ '^((((testuser|dashboard|replication|vcap|crunchy)=[arwdDxtU]+|=[r]+)\/\w+,?)+|)$'; output should eq "" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SELECT n.nspname, c.relname, c.relkind, pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') FROM pg_catalog.pg_class c LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace WHERE c.relkind IN ('r', 'v', 'm', 'S', 'f') AND n.nspname !~ '^pg_' AND pg_catalog.pg_table_is_visible(c.oid) AND pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') !~ '^((((testuser|dashboard|replication|vcap|crunchy)=[arwdDxtU]+|=[r]+)\/\w+,?)+|)$'; output should eq "" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SELECT n.nspname, c.relname, c.relkind, pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') FROM pg_catalog.pg_class c LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace WHERE c.relkind IN ('r', 'v', 'm', 'S', 'f') AND n.nspname !~ '^pg_' AND pg_catalog.pg_table_is_visible(c.oid) AND pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') !~ '^((((testuser|dashboard|replication|vcap|crunchy)=[arwdDxtU]+|=[r]+)\/\w+,?)+|)$'; output should eq "" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SELECT n.nspname, c.relname, c.relkind, pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') FROM pg_catalog.pg_class c LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace WHERE c.relkind IN ('r', 'v', 'm', 'S', 'f') AND n.nspname !~ '^pg_' AND pg_catalog.pg_table_is_visible(c.oid) AND pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') !~ '^((((testuser|dashboard|replication|vcap|crunchy)=[arwdDxtU]+|=[r]+)\/\w+,?)+|)$'; output should eq "" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SELECT n.nspname, c.relname, c.relkind, pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') FROM pg_catalog.pg_class c LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace WHERE c.relkind IN ('r', 'v', 'm', 'S', 'f') AND n.nspname !~ '^pg_' AND pg_catalog.pg_table_is_visible(c.oid) AND pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') !~ '^((((testuser|dashboard|replication|vcap|crunchy)=[arwdDxtU]+|=[r]+)\/\w+,?)+|)$'; output should eq "" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SELECT n.nspname, c.relname, c.relkind, pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') FROM pg_catalog.pg_class c LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace WHERE c.relkind IN ('r', 'v', 'm', 'S', 'f') AND n.nspname !~ '^pg_' AND pg_catalog.pg_table_is_visible(c.oid) AND pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') !~ '^((((testuser|dashboard|replication|vcap|crunchy)=[arwdDxtU]+|=[r]+)\/\w+,?)+|)$'; output should eq "" | passed |
Code
control "V-72859" do
title "PostgreSQL must enforce approved authorizations for logical access to
information and system resources in accordance with applicable access
control policies."
desc "Authentication with a DoD-approved PKI certificate does not necessarily
imply authorization to access PostgreSQL. To mitigate the risk of
unauthorized access to sensitive information by entities that have been
issued certificates by DoD-approved PKIs, all DoD systems, including
databases, must be properly configured to implement access control
policies.
Successful authentication must not automatically give an entity access
to an asset or security boundary. Authorization procedures and controls
must be implemented to ensure each authenticated entity also has a
validated and current authorization. Authorization is the process of
determining whether an entity, once authenticated, is permitted to
access a specific asset. Information systems use access control policies
and enforcement mechanisms to implement this requirement.
Access control policies include identity-based policies, role-based
policies, and attribute-based policies. Access enforcement mechanisms
include access control lists, access control matrices, and cryptography.
These policies and mechanisms must be employed by the application to
control access between users (or processes acting on behalf of users)
and objects (e.g., devices, files, records, processes, programs, and domains)
in the information system.
This requirement is applicable to access control enforcement applications,
a category that includes database management systems. If PostgreSQL does
not follow applicable policy when approving access, it may be in conflict
with networks or other applications in the information system. This may
result in users either gaining or being denied access inappropriately and
in conflict with applicable policy."
impact 0.5
tag "severity": "medium"
tag "gtitle": "SRG-APP-000033-DB-000084"
tag "gid": "V-72859"
tag "rid": "SV-87511r1_rule"
tag "stig_id": "PGS9-00-000900"
tag "cci": "CCI-000213"
tag "nist": ["AC-3", "Rev_4"]
tag "check": "From the system security plan or equivalent documentation,
determine the appropriate permissions on database objects for each kind
(group role) of user. If this documentation is missing, this is a finding.
First, as the database administrator (shown here as \"postgres\"),
check the privileges of all roles in the database by running the
following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ psql -c '\\du'
Review all roles and their associated privileges. If any roles'
privileges exceed those documented, this is a finding.
Next, as the database administrator (shown here as \"postgres\"),
check the configured privileges for tables and columns by running
the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ psql -c '\\dp'
Review all access privileges and column access privileges list.
If any roles' privileges exceed those documented, this is a finding.
Next, as the database administrator (shown here as \"postgres\"),
check the configured authentication settings in pg_hba.conf:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ cat ${PGDATA?}/pg_hba.conf
Review all entries and their associated authentication methods.
If any entries do not have their documented authentication requirements,
this is a finding."
tag "fix": "Create and/or maintain documentation of each group role's
appropriate permissions on database objects.
Implement these permissions in the database, and remove any permissions that
exceed those documented.
The following are examples of how to use role privileges in PostgreSQL to
enforce access controls. For a complete list of privileges, see the official
documentation: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-createrole.html
#### Roles Example 1
The following example demonstrates how to create an admin role with CREATEDB
and CREATEROLE privileges.
As the database administrator (shown here as \"postgres\"), run the following
SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ psql -c \"CREATE ROLE admin WITH CREATEDB CREATEROLE\"
#### Roles Example 2
The following example demonstrates how to create a role with a password that
expires and makes the role a member of the \"admin\" group.
As the database administrator (shown here as \"postgres\"), run the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ psql -c \"CREATE ROLE joe LOGIN ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'stig2016!' VALID UNTIL
'2016-09-20' IN ROLE admin\"
#### Roles Example 3
The following demonstrates how to revoke privileges from a role using REVOKE.
As the database administrator (shown here as \"postgres\"), run the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ psql -c \"REVOKE admin FROM joe\"
#### Roles Example 4
The following demonstrates how to alter privileges in a role using ALTER.
As the database administrator (shown here as \"postgres\"), run the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ psql -c \"ALTER ROLE joe NOLOGIN\"
The following are examples of how to use grant privileges in PostgreSQL to
enforce access controls on objects. For a complete list of privileges, see the
official documentation:
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-grant.html
#### Grant Example 1
The following example demonstrates how to grant INSERT on a table to a role.
As the database administrator (shown here as \"postgres\"), run the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ psql -c \"GRANT SELECT ON stig_test TO joe\"
#### Grant Example 2
The following example demonstrates how to grant ALL PRIVILEGES on a table to a
role.
As the database administrator (shown here as \"postgres\"), run the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ psql -c \"GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON stig_test TO joe\"
#### Grant Example 3
The following example demonstrates how to grant a role to a role.
As the database administrator (shown here as \"postgres\"), run the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ psql -c \"GRANT admin TO joe\"
#### Revoke Example 1
The following example demonstrates how to revoke access from a role.
As the database administrator (shown here as \"postgres\"), run the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ psql -c \"REVOKE admin FROM joe\"
To change authentication requirements for the database, as the database
administrator (shown here as \"postgres\"), edit pg_hba.conf:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ vi ${PGDATA?}/pg_hba.conf
Edit authentication requirements to the organizational requirements. See the
official documentation for the complete list of options for authentication:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/auth-pg-hba-conf.html
After changes to pg_hba.conf, reload the server:
# SYSTEMD SERVER ONLY
$ sudo systemctl reload postgresql-9.5
# INITD SERVER ONLY
$ sudo service postgresql-9.5 reload"
sql = postgres_session(PG_DBA, PG_DBA_PASSWORD, PG_HOST)
roles_sql = 'SELECT r.rolname FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles r;'
roles_query = sql.query(roles_sql, [PG_DB])
roles = roles_query.lines
roles.each do |role|
unless PG_SUPERUSERS.include?(role)
superuser_sql = "SELECT r.rolsuper FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles r "\
"WHERE r.rolname = '#{role}';"
describe sql.query(superuser_sql, [PG_DB]) do
its('output') { should_not eq 't' }
end
end
end
binding_users = []
if not PG_BINDINGS_DB.empty? and not PG_BINDING_USERS_SQL.empty?
binding_users_query = sql.query(PG_BINDING_USERS_SQL, [PG_BINDINGS_DB])
binding_users = binding_users_query.lines
end
authorized_owners = PG_OBJECT_OWNERS + binding_users
owners = authorized_owners.join('|')
superusers = PG_SUPERUSERS.join('|')
databases_sql = 'SELECT datname FROM pg_catalog.pg_database;'
databases_query = sql.query(databases_sql, [PG_DB])
databases = databases_query.lines
databases.each do |database|
role_list = database == 'postgres' ? superusers : owners
object_acl = "^((((#{role_list})=[#{PG_OBJECT_GRANTED_PRIVILEGES}]+|"\
"=[#{PG_OBJECT_PUBLIC_PRIVILEGES}]+)\\/\\w+,?)+|)$"
connection_error = "FATAL:\\s+database \"#{database}\" is not currently "\
"accepting connections"
connection_error_regex = Regexp.new(connection_error)
objects_sql = "SELECT n.nspname, c.relname, c.relkind, "\
"pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') FROM pg_catalog.pg_class c "\
"LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace "\
"WHERE c.relkind IN ('r', 'v', 'm', 'S', 'f') "\
"AND n.nspname !~ '^pg_' AND pg_catalog.pg_table_is_visible(c.oid) "\
"AND pg_catalog.array_to_string(c.relacl, E',') !~ '#{object_acl}';"
describe.one do
describe sql.query(objects_sql, [database]) do
its('output') { should eq '' }
end
describe sql.query(objects_sql, [database]) do
it { should match connection_error_regex }
end
end
end
describe postgres_hba_conf(PG_HBA_CONF).where { type == 'local' } do
its('user.uniq') { should cmp PG_OWNER }
its('auth_method.uniq') { should_not include 'trust'}
end
describe postgres_hba_conf(PG_HBA_CONF).where { database == 'replication' } do
its('type.uniq') { should cmp 'host' }
its('address.uniq.sort') { should cmp PG_SERVERS.sort }
its('user.uniq') { should cmp 'replication' }
its('auth_method.uniq') { should cmp 'md5' }
end
describe postgres_hba_conf(PG_HBA_CONF).where { type == 'host' } do
its('auth_method.uniq') { should cmp 'md5'}
end
end