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Documentation must be removed.

Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-222960 TCAT-AS-000580 SV-222960r960963_rule   Low
Description
Tomcat provides 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-24632r426324_chk)
From the Tomcat server OS type the following command:

sudo ls -l $CATALINA_BASE/webapps/docs.

If the docs folder exists or contains any content, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-24621r426325_fix)
From the Tomcat server OS type the following command:

sudo rm -rf $CATALINA_BASE/webapps/docs