ColdFusion must have Remote Development Services (RDS) disabled.

From Adobe ColdFusion 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000381

SV-76903r1_rule ColdFusion must have Remote Development Services (RDS) disabled.

Vulnerability discussion

Application servers provide a myriad of differing processes, features, and functionalities. Some of these processes may be deemed to be unnecessary or too unsecure to run on a production DoD system. Remote Development Services (RDS) is used in a development environment to allow authenticated users access to the server using special features within code editors like Dreamweaver, HomeSite+, ColdFusion Studio, and Eclipse to obtain information from the server. For example, developers can determine what data sources exist, query them, build code based on them, and more. RDS also enables access from within the editors to files on the server (even remotely) over HTTP, as an alternative to FTP. This feature is not meant for production environments.

Check content

Within the Administrator Console, navigate to the "RDS" page under the "Security" menu. If "Enable RDS Service" is checked, this is a finding.

Fix text

Navigate to the "RDS" page under the "Security" menu. Uncheck "Enable RDS Service" and select the "Submit Changes" button.

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