Splunk Enterprise must allow only the information system security manager (ISSM) (or individuals or roles appointed by the ISSM) to be assigned to the Power User role.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
low	V-221623	SRG-APP-000090-AU-000070	SPLK-CL-000270	SV-221623r992020_rule	2024-08-27	3

Description
Without restricting which roles and individuals can select which events are audited, unauthorized personnel may be able to prevent the auditing of critical events. Misconfigured audits may degrade the system's performance by overwhelming the audit log. Misconfigured audits may also make it more difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one.

Description

Without restricting which roles and individuals can select which events are audited, unauthorized personnel may be able to prevent the auditing of critical events. Misconfigured audits may degrade the system's performance by overwhelming the audit log. Misconfigured audits may also make it more difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one.

ℹ️ Check
If using LDAP: Select Settings >> Access Controls >> Authentication Method >> LDAP Settings >> Map Groups. Obtain the group name mapped to the power user role. Request from the LDAP administrator the group membership of this LDAP group, and compare to the list of individuals appointed by the ISSM. If using SAML: Select Settings >> Access Controls >> Authentication Method >> SAML Settings >> Map Groups. Obtain the group name mapped to the power user role. Request from the SAML administrator the group membership of this SAML group, and compare to the list of individuals appointed by the ISSM. If users that are not defined by the ISSM as requiring elevated rights are present in the power user role membership, this is a finding.

ℹ️ Check

If using LDAP: Select Settings >> Access Controls >> Authentication Method >> LDAP Settings >> Map Groups. Obtain the group name mapped to the power user role. Request from the LDAP administrator the group membership of this LDAP group, and compare to the list of individuals appointed by the ISSM. If using SAML: Select Settings >> Access Controls >> Authentication Method >> SAML Settings >> Map Groups. Obtain the group name mapped to the power user role. Request from the SAML administrator the group membership of this SAML group, and compare to the list of individuals appointed by the ISSM. If users that are not defined by the ISSM as requiring elevated rights are present in the power user role membership, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Provide the list of individuals assigned by the ISSM to be members of the power user role to the LDAP/AD administrator or SAML Identity Provider administrator to add to the security group mapped to the power user role.