Title

The Tomcat server must adhere to the principles of least functionality by providing only essential capabilities. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Application servers provide a myriad of differing processes, features and functionalities. Some of these processes may be deemed to be unnecessary or too unsecure to run on a production DoD system. Application servers must provide the capability to disable or deactivate functionality and services that are deemed to be non-essential to the server mission or can adversely impact server performance, for example, disabling dynamic JSP reloading on production application servers as a best practice.

Check Content

Ask the SA, if there are any unnecessary modules installed in the Tomcat server. If any modules are present, but not documented, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the application server to use only essential features and capabilities.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-46521r3_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-35234

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Expert Comments

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