The first line of request must be logged.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-222942	TCAT-AS-000270	SV-222942r960897_rule		Medium

Description
The access logfile format is defined within a Valve that implements the org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve interface within the /opt/tomcat/server.xml configuration file: The "%r" pattern code is included in the pattern element and logs the first line associated with the event, namely the request method, URL path, query string, and protocol (""" simply specifies a literal double quote). Including the pattern in the log configuration provides useful information about the time of the event which is critical for troubleshooting and forensic investigations.

Description

The access logfile format is defined within a Valve that implements the org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve interface within the /opt/tomcat/server.xml configuration file: The "%r" pattern code is included in the pattern element and logs the first line associated with the event, namely the request method, URL path, query string, and protocol (""" simply specifies a literal double quote). Including the pattern in the log configuration provides useful information about the time of the event which is critical for troubleshooting and forensic investigations.

STIG	Date
Apache Tomcat Application Server 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-05-23

Details

Check Text ( C-24614r426270_chk )
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 "%r", this is a finding. EXAMPLE: unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="false"> ... prefix="localhost_access_log" suffix=".txt" pattern="%h %l %t %u "%r" %s %b" /> ...

Fix Text (F-24603r426271_fix)
As a privileged user on the Tomcat server: Edit the $CATALINA_BASE/conf/server.xml file. Modify the element(s) nested within the element(s). Change the AccessLogValve setting to include "%r" in the pattern= statement. EXAMPLE: unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="false"> ... prefix="localhost_access_log" suffix=".txt" pattern="%h %l %t %u "%r" %s %b" /> ... Restart the Tomcat server: sudo systemctl restart tomcat sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Fix Text (F-24603r426271_fix)

As a privileged user on the Tomcat server:

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

Modify the element(s) nested within the element(s).

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

EXAMPLE:
unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="false">
...
prefix="localhost_access_log" suffix=".txt"
pattern="%h %l %t %u "%r" %s %b" />
...

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