STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apache Tomcat Application Sever 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 22 Jan 2021:

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) must be enabled.

DISA Rule

SV-222928r616154_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-222928

Group Title

SRG-APP-000015-AS-000010

Rule Version

TCAT-AS-000030

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

• CCI-001453 - The information system implements cryptographic mechanisms to protect the integrity of remote access sessions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

From the Tomcat server as a privileged user, edit the web.xml file:

sudo nano $CATALINA_BASE/conf/web.xml file.

Uncomment the existing httpHeaderSecurity filter section or create the filter section using the following code:

NOTE: includeSubDomains param-value and url-pattern values may change and can vary according to local deployment requirements.
<filter>
<filter-name>httpHeaderSecurity</filter-name>
<filter-class>org.apache.catalina.filters.HttpHeaderSecurityFilter</filter-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>hstsEnabled</param-name>
<param-value>true</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>maxAgeSeconds</param-name>
<param-value>31536000</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>includeSubDomains</param-name>
<param-value>true</param-value>
</init-param>
<async-supported>true</async-supported>
</filter>

Create or uncomment the httpHeaderSecurity filter mapping:
<filter-mapping>
<filter-name>httpHeaderSecurity</filter-name>
<url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
<dispatcher>REQUEST</dispatcher>
</filter-mapping>

Check Contents

From the Tomcat server console, run the following command:

sudo grep -i -A5 -B8 hstsEnable $CATALINA_BASE/conf/web.xml file.

If the httpHeaderSecurity filter is commented out or if hstsEnable is not set to "true", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-222928

Documentable

False

Rule Version

TCAT-AS-000030

Severity Override Guidance

From the Tomcat server console, run the following command:

sudo grep -i -A5 -B8 hstsEnable $CATALINA_BASE/conf/web.xml file.

If the httpHeaderSecurity filter is commented out or if hstsEnable is not set to "true", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4094

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