ColdFusion must set a timeout for logins.

From Adobe ColdFusion 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-002385

SV-76991r1_rule ColdFusion must set a timeout for logins.

Vulnerability discussion

DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplish its mission or must operate at degraded capacity. To reduce the possibility or effect of a DoS, the application server must employ defined security safeguards. These safeguards will be determined by the placement of the application server and the type of applications being hosted within the application server framework.The "Login Timeout" setting is used to terminate login attempts on data sources that have not been fulfilled in the set time. This parameter prevents unusually long logins from occupying server resources and impairing performance. This value should be set to 5 or less and be less than or equal to the value for "Timeout Requests after" setting.

Check content

Within the Administrator Console, navigate to the "Data Sources" page under the "Data & Services" menu. If there are no data sources defined, this finding is not applicable. For each Data Source, view the "Login Timeout (sec)" setting within the Advanced Settings for the data source by editing the data source and then pressing the "Show Advanced Settings" button. If there are any data sources with a "Login Timeout (sec)" set higher than 5, this is a finding.

Fix text

Navigate to the "Data Sources" page under the "Data & Services" menu. Edit each data source and set the "Login Timeout (sec)" to 5 or less within the advanced settings for the data source.

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