Documentation must be removed.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-222960TCAT-AS-000580SV-222960r960963_ruleCCI-000381low
Description
Tomcat provides documentation and other directories in the default installation which do not serve a production use. These files must be deleted.
STIGDate
Apache Tomcat Application Server 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-02-11

Related Frameworks

3 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
  • DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
  • DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000381
1.00
  • DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-222960r960963_chk)

From the Tomcat server OS type the following command: sudo ls -l $CATALINA_BASE/webapps/docs. If the docs folder exists or contains any content, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-24621r426325_fix)

From the Tomcat server OS type the following command: sudo rm -rf $CATALINA_BASE/webapps/docs