The FortiGate device must audit the execution of privileged functions.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-234167	SRG-APP-000343-NDM-000289	FGFW-ND-000040	SV-234167r879720_rule	2023-06-01	1

Description
Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised information system accounts, is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations. Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify the risk from insider threats and the advanced persistent threat.

Description

Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised information system accounts, is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations. Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify the risk from insider threats and the advanced persistent threat.

ℹ️ Check
Log in to the FortiGate GUI with Super-Admin privilege. 1. Open a CLI console, via SSH or available from the GUI. 2. Run the following command: # show full-configuration log eventfilter \| grep -i 'event\\|system' The output should be: set event enable set system enable If the event and system parameters are set to disable, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
This fix can be performed on the FortiGate GUI or on the CLI. Log in to the FortiGate GUI with Super-Admin privilege. 1. Open a CLI console, via SSH or available from the GUI. 2. Run the following command: # config log eventfilter # set event enable # set system enable # end