Details

Resource mapping is the process of tying a particular file type to a process in the web server that can serve that type of file to a requesting client and to identify which file types are not to be delivered to a client.

By not specifying which files can and cannot be served to a user, the web server could deliver to a user web server configuration files, log files, password files, etc.

Because Tomcat is a Java-based web server, the main file extension used is *.jsp. This check ensures that the *.jsp and *.jspx file types have been properly mapped to servlets.

Solution

Navigate to and open /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/conf/web.xml.

Inside the parent node, add the following:

jsp
*.jsp
*.jspx

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|CM-7a.
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000381
• Rule-ID|SV-239413r674962_rule
• STIG-ID|VCPF-67-000012
• Vuln-ID|V-239413

Source

• Tenable.com/audits