Remote hostname must be logged.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The access logfile format is defined within a Valve that implements the org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve interface within the /opt/tomcat/server.xml configuration file: The %h pattern code is included in the pattern element and logs the remote hostname. Including the hostname pattern in the log configuration provides useful information about the connecting host that is critical for troubleshooting and forensic investigations.

ID: SV-222940r960897_rule
Version: TCAT-AS-000250
Severity: Medium
References: CCI-000132
Updated: 15 days ago

Remediation Templates

As a privileged user on the Tomcat server:

Edit the $CATALINA_BASE/conf/server.xml file.

Modify the <Valve> element(s) nested within the <Host> element(s).
Change the AccessLogValve setting to include %h in the pattern= statement. 

EXAMPLE:
<Host name="localhost"  appBase="webapps"
            unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="false">
...
<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="logs"
               prefix="localhost_access_log" suffix=".txt"
               pattern="%h %l %t %u &quot;%r&quot; %s %b" />
  ...
</Host>

Restart the Tomcat server:
sudo systemctl restart tomcat
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Remote hostname must be logged.

Description

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure