Any unapproved applications must be removed.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Extraneous services and applications running on an application server expands the attack surface and increases risk to the application server. Securing any server involves identifying and removing any unnecessary services and, in the case of an application server, unnecessary and/or unapproved applications.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-213524r615939_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Identify, authorize, and document all applications that are deployed to the application server. Remove unauthorized applications.