vSphere UI 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. As 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-256790r889369_rule
Version: VCUI-70-000013
Severity: Medium
References: CCI-000381
Updated: about 2 months ago

Remediation Templates

Navigate to and open: 
 
/usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/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 vsphere-ui

vSphere UI must have mappings set for Java servlet pages.

Description

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure