TMA-MSSQL2022-2.4
Ensure 'Database Mail XPs' Server Configuration Option is set to '0'
MediumLevel 1Automatedmssql
Description
The Database Mail XPs option controls the ability to generate and transmit email messages from SQL Server. Disabling the Database Mail XPs option reduces the SQL Server surface, eliminates a DOS attack vector and channel to exfiltrate data from the database server to a remote host.
How it is checked
Audit method: SQL query
sql_query
sqlcmd -b -h -1 -W -Q "SET NOCOUNT ON; SELECT CASE WHEN CAST(value AS int) = 0 AND CAST(value_in_use AS int) = 0 THEN 'compliant' ELSE 'noncompliant' END FROM sys.configurations WHERE name = 'Database Mail XPs';"- Expected output
compliant
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Run the following T-SQL command: EXECUTE sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1; RECONFIGURE; EXECUTE sp_configure 'Database Mail XPs', 0; RECONFIGURE; GO EXECUTE sp_configure 'show advanced options', 0; RECONFIGURE;
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- mssqlsqlserver-2022
- Reference
- CIS Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Benchmark v1.3.0 - 2.4 Ensure 'Database Mail XPs' Server Configuration Option is set to '0'
Check this host
Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.
shell
tmaegis scan --target mssql