OHS must have the ReadmeName directive disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-221356	OH12-1X-000109	SV-221356r879587_rule		Medium

Description
A web server can provide many features, services, and processes. Some of these may be deemed unnecessary or too unsecure to run on a production DoD system. The web server must provide the capability to disable, uninstall, or deactivate functionality and services that are deemed to be non-essential to the web server mission or can adversely impact server performance.

STIG	Date
Oracle HTTP Server 12.1.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-12-09

Details

Check Text ( C-23071r414751_chk )
1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS//httpd.conf and every .conf file (e.g., ssl.conf) included in it with an editor that contains a "ReadmeName" directive. 2. Search for a "ReadmeName" directive at the OHS server, virtual host, and directory configuration scopes. 3. If the directive exists and is not commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-23060r414752_fix)
1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS//httpd.conf and every .conf file (e.g., ssl.conf) included in it with an editor that contains a "ReadmeName" directive. 2. Search for a "ReadmeName" directive at the OHS server, virtual host, and directory configuration scopes. 3. Comment out the "ReadmeName" directive if it exists.