Skip to content
ATO Pathways
Log In
Overview
Search
Catalogs
SCAP
OSCAL
Catalogs
Profiles
Documents
References
Knowledge Base
Platform Documentation
Compliance Dictionary
Platform Changelog
About
Catalogs
XCCDF
Apache Tomcat Application Server 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095
Unapproved connectors must be disabled.
Unapproved connectors must be disabled.
An XCCDF Rule
Details
Profiles
Prose
Unapproved connectors must be disabled.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Connectors are how Tomcat receives requests, passes them to hosted web applications, and then sends back the results to the requestor. Tomcat provides HTTP and Apache JServ Protocol (AJP) connectors and makes these protocols available via configured network ports. Unapproved connectors provide open network connections to either of these protocols and put the system at risk.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>