High Security Settings Plugin Disabled

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Impact Area

Security

Severity

High

Affected Element

Inactive security plugin

Rule ID #

SN-0016

Impact #

The High security plugin sets many secure defaults and enables the use of Access Control Rules.

Remediation #

The High security plugin sets many more secure defaults. It should be activated, but due to its impact the whole instance should be carefully tested afterwards.

Time to fix #

5 min

References #

See the ServiceNow documentation article: High security settings.

This rule is linked to Common Weakness Enumeration CWE-284 Improper Access Control.

Updated on March 21, 2025
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