Tomcat users in a management role must be approved by the ISSO.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-223006	TCAT-AS-001700	SV-223006r961863_rule		Medium

Description

Deploying applications to Tomcat requires a Tomcat user account that is in the "manager-script" role. Any user accounts in a Tomcat management role must be approved by the ISSO.

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

Details

Check Text (C-24678r426462_chk)

Review the Tomcat servers System Security Plan/server documentation.

Ensure that user accounts and roles with access to Tomcat management features such as the "manager-script" role are documented and approved by the ISSO.

If the ISSO has not approved of documented roles and users who have management rights to the Tomcat server, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-24667r426463_fix)

Document the users and the roles that have been defined for use with the Tomcat server.

Ensure that all users and roles with access to Tomcat management features and capabilities are approved by the ISSO.