VCPF-70-000013 - Performance Charts 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.

Because Tomcat is a Java-based web server, the main file extension used is *.jsp. This check ensures the *.jsp and *.jspx file types have been properly mapped to servlets.

Solution

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/conf/web.xml

Inside the <web-app> parent node, add the following:

<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 perfcharts

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_7-0_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-256623r888360_rule, STIG-ID|VCPF-70-000013, Vuln-ID|V-256623

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 579f721247cf1a2b345b1a41b7a9e8333baa26a6055704f957acc8952094deea