WG490 A22 - Java software on production web servers must be limited to class files and the JAVA virtual machine - cgi-bin

Information

From the source code in a .java or a .jpp file, the Java compiler produces a binary file with an extension of .class. The .java or .jpp file would, therefore, reveal sensitive information regarding an application's logic and permissions to resources on the server. By contrast, the .class file, because it is intended to be machine independent, is referred to as bytecode. Bytecodes are run by the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), or the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), via a browser configured to permit Java code.

Solution

Remove the unnecessary files from the web server.

See Also

https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_Apache_2-2_UNIX_V1R11_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7(4), CAT|III, Rule-ID|SV-33032r1_rule, STIG-ID|WG490_A22, Vuln-ID|V-2265

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 97858aa40d48db97a55f420286ed80a98f672ca9d82b8dedbb616b9fab3e0ab9