Information
server.xml contains Tomcat servlet definitions and configurations. It is recommended that access to this file properly protect against unauthorized changes.
Rationale:
Restricting access to this file will prevent local users from maliciously or inadvertently altering Tomcat's security policy.
Solution
Perform the following to restrict access to server.xml:
Set the ownership of the $CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml to tomcat_admin:tomcat.
# chown tomcat_admin:tomcat $CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml
Set the permissions of the $CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml to 600
# chmod 600 $CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml
Default Value:
The default permissions of the top-level directories are 600.