Example applications must be removed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-222958	TCAT-AS-000560	SV-222958r960963_rule		Low

Description

Tomcat provides example applications, documentation, and other directories in the default installation which do not serve a production use. These files must be deleted.

STIG	Date
Apache Tomcat Application Server 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-02-11

Details

Check Text (C-24630r426318_chk)

From the Tomcat server OS type the following command:

sudo ls -l $CATALINA_BASE/webapps/examples.

If the examples folder exists or contains any content, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-24619r426319_fix)

From the Tomcat server OS type the following command:

sudo rm -rf $CATALINA_BASE/webapps/examples