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Alter the Advertised server.info String (Scored) It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

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Cis Tomcat8 V110 2.1 by cyberstrikeus

Name: Cis Tomcat8 V110 2.1
Author: cyberstrikeus

File contents

Alter the Advertised server.info String (Scored)

Description

The server.info attribute contains the name of the application service. This value is presented to Tomcat clients when clients connect to the tomcat server.

Rationale

Altering the server.info attribute may increase the complexity for attackers to determine which vulnerabilities affect the server platform.

Audit Procedure

Perform the following to determine if the server.info value has been changed. Extract the ServerInfo.properties file and examine the server.info attribute.

$ cd $CATALINA_HOME/lib
$ jar xf catalina.jar org/apache/catalina/util/ServerInfo.properties
$ grep server.info org/apache/catalina/util/ServerInfo.properties

Remediation

Perform the following to alter the server platform string that gets displayed when clients connect to the tomcat server.

Extract the ServerInfo.properties file from the catalina.jar file:

$ cd $CATALINA_HOME/lib
$ jar xf catalina.jar org/apache/catalina/util/ServerInfo.properties

Navigate to the util directory that was created

cd org/apache/catalina/util

Open ServerInfo.properties in an editor
Update the server.info attribute in the ServerInfo.properties file.

server.info=<SomeWebServer>

Update the catalina.jar with the modified ServerInfo.properties file.

$ jar uf catalina.jar org/apache/catalina/util/ServerInfo.properties

Default Value

The default value for the server.info attribute is Apache Tomcat/<version>. For example, Apache Tomcat/8.5.11.

References

CIS Controls

v7:

13.2 Remove Sensitive Data or Systems Not Regularly Accessed by Organization
- Remove sensitive data or systems not regularly accessed by the organization from the network. These systems shall only be used as stand alone systems (disconnected from the network) by the business unit needing to occasionally use the system or completely virtualized and powered off until needed.

Profile Applicability

Level 2

---name: cis-tomcat8-v110-2-1description: Alter the Advertised server.info String (Scored)---# Alter the Advertised server.info String (Scored)## DescriptionThe `server.info` attribute contains the name of the application service. This value is presented to Tomcat clients when clients connect to the tomcat server.## RationaleAltering the `server.info` attribute may increase the complexity for attackers to determine which vulnerabilities affect the server platform.## Audit ProcedurePerform the following to determine if the `server.info` value has been changed. Extract the `ServerInfo.properties` file and examine the `server.info` attribute.```bash$ cd $CATALINA_HOME/lib$ jar xf catalina.jar org/apache/catalina/util/ServerInfo.properties$ grep server.info org/apache/catalina/util/ServerInfo.properties```## RemediationPerform the following to alter the server platform string that gets displayed when clients connect to the tomcat server.1. Extract the `ServerInfo.properties` file from the `catalina.jar` file:```bash$ cd $CATALINA_HOME/lib$ jar xf catalina.jar org/apache/catalina/util/ServerInfo.properties```2. Navigate to the `util` directory that was created```bashcd org/apache/catalina/util```3. Open `ServerInfo.properties` in an editor4. Update the `server.info` attribute in the `ServerInfo.properties` file.```server.info=<SomeWebServer>```5. Update the `catalina.jar` with the modified `ServerInfo.properties` file.```bash$ jar uf catalina.jar org/apache/catalina/util/ServerInfo.properties```## Default ValueThe default value for the `server.info` attribute is `Apache Tomcat/<version>`. For example, `Apache Tomcat/8.5.11`.## References1. https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-8.0-doc/security-howto.html2. https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-8.5-doc/security-howto.html## CIS Controls**v7:**- 13.2 Remove Sensitive Data or Systems Not Regularly Accessed by Organization - Remove sensitive data or systems not regularly accessed by the organization from the network. These systems shall only be used as stand alone systems (disconnected from the network) by the business unit needing to occasionally use the system or completely virtualized and powered off until needed.## Profile Applicability- Level 2

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Cis Tomcat8 V110 2.1