OHS must have the AddIconByType directive disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-221353	OH12-1X-000106	SV-221353r879587_rule		Medium

Description
A web server can provide many features, services, and processes. Some of these may be deemed unnecessary or too unsecure to run on a production DoD system. The web server must provide the capability to disable, uninstall, or deactivate functionality and services that are deemed to be non-essential to the web server mission or can adversely impact server performance.

STIG	Date
Oracle HTTP Server 12.1.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-12-09

Details

Check Text ( C-23068r414742_chk )
1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS//httpd.conf and every .conf file (e.g., ssl.conf) included in it with an editor that contains an "AddIconByType" directive. 2. Search for an "AddIconByType" directive at the OHS server, virtual host, and directory configuration scopes. 3. If the directive exists and is not commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-23057r414743_fix)
1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS//httpd.conf and every .conf file (e.g., ssl.conf) included in it with an editor that contains an "AddIconByType" directive. 2. Search for an "AddIconByType" directive at the OHS server, virtual host, and directory configuration scopes. 3. Comment out the "AddIconByType" directive if it exists.