cyberstrikeus 3.3 Ensure there are no unnecessary roles or excessive privileges
Profile Applicability
- Level 1 - Cassandra
- Level 2 - Cassandra
- Level 1 - Cassandra on Linux
- Level 2 - Cassandra on Linux
Description
Verify each role is require and has only the privileges needed to do its job.
Rationale
Roles which are unneeded, have super user or other potentially excessive privileges may be an avenue for a hacker to gain access to or modify data in the database.
Audit
As a superuser, retrieve all roles:
list roles;
Retrieve all permissions for all roles
select * from system_auth.role_permissions;
If there are any unnecessary roles or roles with excessive privileges this is a finding.
Remediation
Remove any unnecessary roles and/or permissions in accordance with organizational needs.
Default Value
Only the cassandra role exists by default with superuser privileges.
References
CIS Controls
- v8: 6.8 Define and Maintain Role-Based Access Control
- v7: 14.6 Protect Information through Access Control Lists
Profile
- Level 1 | Manual