Publicly exposing information about a service can provide attackers with valuable insight into how they might exploit the service.
When axis.disableServiceList
is set to false
, Apache Axis will return a list of available services when a GET is performed on a servlet root. The service list may contain a list of features that show not be publicly accessible.
[1] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2004 - (OWASP 2004) A10 Insecure Configuration Management
[2] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2007 - (OWASP 2007) A6 Information Leakage and Improper Error Handling
[3] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2010 - (OWASP 2010) A6 Security Misconfiguration
[4] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3 - (STIG 3) APP3620 CAT II
[5] Axis Reference Guide Apache Software Foundation
[6] Standards Mapping - FIPS200 - (FISMA) CM
[7] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration - (CWE) CWE ID 651
[8] Standards Mapping - Web Application Security Consortium 24 + 2 - (WASC 24 + 2) Information Leakage
[9] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.1 - (PCI 1.1) Requirement 6.5.10
[10] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 2.0 - (PCI 2.0) Requirement 6.5.5
[11] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.2 - (PCI 1.2) Requirement 6.5.6