SV-254270r958480: Windows Server 2022 must not have the Microsoft FTP service installed unless required by the organization. | Microsoft Windows Server 2022 STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

Windows Server 2022 must not have the Microsoft FTP service installed unless required by the organization.

Description

Discussion Text

Unnecessary services increase the attack surface of a system. Some of these services may not support required levels of authentication or encryption.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000382

References

DPMS Target Microsoft Windows Server 2022 DISA DPMS Target Microsoft Windows Server 2022 5485

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

# Windows PowerShell
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.stig.windows2022:def:254270
# Windows Server 2022 must not have the Microsoft FTP service installed unless required by the organization.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# Check to make sure the FTP server role is not present.
# wmi57_object (wmi57_test)
function test_1 {
  return (-not ($null -ne (Get-CimInstance -Namespace 'root\cimv2' -Query 'SELECT startmode FROM Win32_Service WHERE name='ftpsvc'')))
}

if (test_1) {
  Write-Output "PASS"
} else {
  Write-Output "FAIL"
}

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Syntax-checked as valid PowerShell. Not executed here — running it for real needs the actual ms_windows_server_2022 target this check assesses.

# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.windows2022:def:254270
$ftpService = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Service -Filter "Name='ftpsvc'"
if ($ftpService -eq $null) { Write-Output "PASS"; exit 0 }
Write-Output "FAIL"; exit 1

Remediation

Uninstall the "FTP Server" role.

Start "Server Manager".

Select the server with the role.

Scroll down to "ROLES AND FEATURES" in the right pane.

Select "Remove Roles and Features" from the drop-down "TASKS" list.

Select the appropriate server on the "Server Selection" page and click "Next".

Deselect "FTP Server" under "Web Server (IIS)" on the "Roles" page.

Click "Next" and "Remove" as prompted.