User specific directories must not be globally enabled.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-26302	WA00525	WA00525 A22	SV-33221r1_rule	2019-01-07	1

Description
The UserDir directive must be disabled so that user home directories are not accessed via the web site with a tilde (~) preceding the username. The directive also sets the path name of the directory that will be accessed. The user directories should not be globally enabled since it allows anonymous access to anything users may want to share with other users on the network. Also consider that every time a new account is created on the system, there is potentially new content available via the web site.

Description

The UserDir directive must be disabled so that user home directories are not accessed via the web site with a tilde (~) preceding the username. The directive also sets the path name of the directory that will be accessed. The user directories should not be globally enabled since it allows anonymous access to anything users may want to share with other users on the network. Also consider that every time a new account is created on the system, there is potentially new content available via the web site.

ℹ️ Check
Enter the following command: /usr/local/Apache2.2/bin/httpd –M. This will provide a list of all loaded modules. If userdir_module is listed, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Edit the httpd.conf file and remove userdir_module.