cyberstrikeus 4.12 Restrict access to Tomcat server.xml (Automated)
Profile Applicability
• Level 1
Description
server.xml contains Tomcat servlet definitions and configurations. It is recommended that access to this file properly protect from unauthorized changes.
Rationale
Restricting access to this file will prevent local users from maliciously or inadvertently altering Tomcat's security policy.
Audit Procedure
Perform the following to determine if the ownership and permissions on $CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml care securely configured.
# cd $CATALINA_HOME/conf/
# find server.xml -follow -maxdepth 0 \( -perm /o+rwx,g+rwx,u+x -o ! -user tomcat_admin -o ! -group tomcat \) -ls
The above command should not produce any output.
Remediation
Perform the following to restrict access to server.xml:
- Set the ownership of the
$CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xmltotomcat_admin:tomcat.
# chown tomcat_admin:tomcat $CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml
- Set the permissions of the
$CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xmlto 600
# chmod 600 $CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml
Default Value
The default permissions of the top-level directories are 600.
References
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CIS Controls
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Profile
Level 1