Lookup Service must have mappings set for Java servlet pages.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

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 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 the *.jsp and *.jspx file types has been properly mapped to servlets.

ID: SV-256718r888745_rule
Version: VCLU-70-000013
Severity: Medium
References: CCI-000381
Updated: about 2 months ago

Remediation Templates

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/conf/web.xml

Navigate to and locate the mapping for the JSP servlet. It is the <servlet-mapping> node that contains <servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name>.
Configure the <servlet-mapping> node to look like the code snippet below:

<!-- The mappings for the JSP servlet -->
<servlet-mapping>
  <servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name>
  <url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern>
  <url-pattern>*.jspx</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart lookupsvc

Lookup Service must have mappings set for Java servlet pages.

Description

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure