Lookup Service must have mappings set for Java servlet pages.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256718 | VCLU-70-000013 | SV-256718r888745_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Resource mapping is the process of tying a particular file type to a process in the web server that can serve that type of file to a requesting client and identify which file types are not to be delivered to a client. By not specifying which files can and cannot be served to a user, the web server could deliver to a user web server configuration files, log files, password files, etc. Because Tomcat is a Java-based web server, the main file extension used is *.jsp. This check ensures the *.jsp and *.jspx file types has been properly mapped to servlets. |
| STIG | Date |
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Lookup Service Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-06-15 |
Details
| Check Text (C-60393r888743_chk) |
| At the command prompt, run the following command: # xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/conf/web.xml | sed 's/xmlns=".*"//g' | xmllint --xpath '/web-app/servlet-mapping/servlet-name[text()="jsp"]/parent::servlet-mapping' - Expected result: <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name> <url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern> <url-pattern>*.jspx</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> If the .jsp and .jspx file url-patterns are not configured as in the expected result, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-60336r888744_fix) |
| Navigate to and open: /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/conf/web.xml Navigate to and locate the mapping for the JSP servlet. It is the <servlet-mapping> node that contains <servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name>. Configure the <servlet-mapping> node to look like the code snippet below: <!-- The mappings for the JSP servlet --> <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name> <url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern> <url-pattern>*.jspx</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart lookupsvc |