VCFL-67-000014 - vSphere Client must have mappings set for Java servlet pages.

Information

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.

As Virgo is a Java-based web server, the main file extension used is *.jsp. This check ensures that the *.jsp and *.jspx file types has been properly mapped to servlets.

Solution

Navigate to and open /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-client/server/configuration/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>

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-239755r879587_rule, STIG-ID|VCFL-67-000014, Vuln-ID|V-239755

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 52f828f6cf6e12e19607fbda2eb50aea99abaf6bc49fa33b199da99447b6c661