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

Date and time of events must be logged.

DISA Rule

SV-222939r615938_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-222939

Group Title

SRG-APP-000096-AS-000059

Rule Version

TCAT-AS-000240

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000131 - The information system generates audit records containing information that establishes when an event occurred.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

As a privileged user on the Tomcat server:

Edit the $CATALINA_BASE/conf/server.xml file.

Modify the <Valve> element(s) nested within the <Host> element(s).

Change the AccessLogValve setting to include %t in the pattern= statement.

EXAMPLE:
<Host name="localhost" appBase="webapps"
unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="false">
...
<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="logs"
prefix="localhost_access_log" suffix=".txt"
pattern="%h %l %t %u &quot;%r&quot; %s %b" />
...
</Host>

Restart the Tomcat server:
sudo systemctl restart tomcat
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Check Contents

As an elevated user on the Tomcat server:

Edit the $CATALINA_BASE/conf/server.xml file.

Review all "Valve" elements.

If the pattern= statement does not include %t, this is a finding.

EXAMPLE:
<Host name="localhost" appBase="webapps"
unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="false">
...
<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="logs"
prefix="localhost_access_log" suffix=".txt"
pattern="%h %l %t %u &quot;%r&quot; %s %b" />
...
</Host>

Vulnerability Number

V-222939

Documentable

False

Rule Version

TCAT-AS-000240

Severity Override Guidance

As an elevated user on the Tomcat server:

Edit the $CATALINA_BASE/conf/server.xml file.

Review all "Valve" elements.

If the pattern= statement does not include %t, this is a finding.

EXAMPLE:
<Host name="localhost" appBase="webapps"
unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="false">
...
<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="logs"
prefix="localhost_access_log" suffix=".txt"
pattern="%h %l %t %u &quot;%r&quot; %s %b" />
...
</Host>

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4094

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