Title

Tomcat SSL must be restricted except for ISEC7 SPHERE tasks. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Restricting the use of SSL helps ensure only authorized users and processes have access to Tomcat Web apps and reduces the attack surface of the ISEC7 EMM Suite. Without protection of the transmitted information, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised since unprotected communications can be intercepted and either read or altered. This requirement applies only to those applications that are either distributed or can allow access to data nonlocally. Use of this requirement will be limited to situations where the data owner has a strict requirement for ensuring data integrity and confidentiality is maintained at every step of the data transfer and handling process. When transmitting data, applications need to leverage transmission protection mechanisms, such as TLS, TLS VPNs, or IPSEC. Communication paths outside the physical protection of a controlled boundary are exposed to the possibility of interception and modification. Protecting the confidentiality and integrity of organizational information can be accomplished by physical means (e.g., employing physical distribution systems) or by logical means (e.g., employing cryptographic techniques). If physical means of protection are employed, then logical means (cryptography) do not have to be employed, and vice versa.

Check Content

Verify Tomcat SSL is restricted to only ISEC7 SPHERE tasks. Log in to the ISEC7 SPHERE server. Navigate to <Drive>:\ProgramFiles\ISEC7 SPHERE\Tomcat\conf\. Edit the web.xml file with Notepad.exe. Verify the following entries are present: <security-constraint> <web-resource-collection> <web-resource-name>Unsecure</web-resource-name> <!-- Agent --> <url-pattern>/BNator/agent/*</url-pattern> <url-pattern>/app/agent/*</url-pattern> <url-pattern>/app/admin/agentinstaller.jnlp</url-pattern> <!-- Client --> <url-pattern>/app/clients/*</url-pattern> <url-pattern>/app/data/*</url-pattern> <!-- Remote Control --> <url-pattern>/rc/*</url-pattern> <!-- Traffic Push --> <url-pattern>/BNator/uss/trafficinfo/*</url-pattern> <url-pattern>/BNator/data/mds/trafficpush</url-pattern> <url-pattern>/BNator/favorites/*</url-pattern> <url-pattern>/app/resource/*</url-pattern> </web-resource-collection> </security-constraint> <security-constraint> <web-resource-collection> <web-resource-name>Secure</web-resource-name> <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern> </web-resource-collection> <user-data-constraint> <transport-guarantee>CONFIDENTIAL</transport-guarantee> </user-data-constraint> </security-constraint> If Tomcat SSL is not restricted to only ISEC7 SPHERE tasks, this is a finding.

Fix Text

To restrict Tomcat SSL to only ISEC7 SPHERE tasks, run the ISEC7 integrated installer or use the following manual procedure: To restrict SSL for all users except for agent task, the user needs to add a security constraint tag to <Drive>:\ProgramFiles\ISEC7 SPHERE\Tomcat\conf\web.xml. Log in to the ISEC7 SPHERE server. Navigate to <Drive>:\ProgramFiles\ISEC7 SPHERE\Tomcat\conf\. Edit the web.xml file with Notepad.exe. Add the following entry: <security-constraint> <web-resource-collection> <web-resource-name>Unsecure</web-resource-name> <!-- Agent --> <url-pattern>/BNator/agent/*</url-pattern> <url-pattern>/app/agent/*</url-pattern> <url-pattern>/app/admin/agentinstaller.jnlp</url-pattern> <!-- Client --> <url-pattern>/app/clients/*</url-pattern> <url-pattern>/app/data/*</url-pattern> <!-- Remote Control --> <url-pattern>/rc/*</url-pattern> <!-- Traffic Push --> <url-pattern>/BNator/uss/trafficinfo/*</url-pattern> <url-pattern>/BNator/data/mds/trafficpush</url-pattern> <url-pattern>/BNator/favorites/*</url-pattern> <url-pattern>/app/resource/*</url-pattern> </web-resource-collection> </security-constraint> <security-constraint> <web-resource-collection> <web-resource-name>Secure</web-resource-name> <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern> </web-resource-collection> <user-data-constraint> <transport-guarantee>CONFIDENTIAL</transport-guarantee> </user-data-constraint> </security-constraint>

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-224793r1013888_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-224793

Group Title: SRG-APP-000439

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