Ensure directory in context.xml is a secure location

How it is checked

Audit method: Manual review

This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.

Review the permissions of the directory specified by the directory attribute to ensure the permissions are o-rwx and owned by tomcat_admin:tomcat: # grep directory context.xml # ls -ld <log_location>

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Perform the following: 1. Add the following statement into the $CATALINA_BASE/webapps/<app_name>/META-INF/context.xml file if it does not already exist. <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="$CATALINA_HOME/logs/" prefix="access_log" fileDateFormat="yyyy-MM-dd.HH" suffix=".log" pattern="%h %t %H cookie:%{SESSIONID}c request:%{SESSIONID}r %m %U %s %q %r" /> 2. Set the location pointed to by the directory attribute to be owned by tomcat_admin:tomcat with permissions of o-rwx. # chown tomcat_admin:tomcat $CATALINA_HOME/logs # chmod o-rwx $CATALINA_HOME/logs