cyberstrikeus 4.13 Restrict access to Tomcat tomcat-users.xml (Automated)
Profile Applicability
• Level 1
Description
tomcat-users.xml contains authentication information for Tomcat applications. 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/tomcat-users.xml care securely configured.
# cd $CATALINA_HOME/conf/
# find tomcat-users.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 tomcat-users.xml:
- Set the ownership of the
$CATALINA_HOME/conf/tomcat-users.xmltotomcat_admin:tomcat.
# chown tomcat_admin:tomcat $CATALINA_HOME/conf/tomcat-users.xml
- Set the permissions of the
$CATALINA_HOME/conf/tomcat-users.xmlto 600
# chmod 600 $CATALINA_HOME/conf/tomcat-users.xml
Default Value
The default permissions of the top-level directories are 600.
References
None
CIS Controls
Controls Version: v8
Control: 3.3 Configure Data Access Control Lists
Configure data access control lists based on a user's need to know. Apply data access control lists, also known as access permissions, to local and remote file systems, databases, and applications.
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Controls Version: v7
Control: 14.6 Protect Information through Access Control Lists
Protect all information stored on systems with file system, network share, claims, application, or database specific access control lists. These controls will enforce the principle that only authorized individuals should have access to the information based on their need to access the information as a part of their responsibilities.
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Profile
Level 1