STIGUI
V-255858CAT III — Low severitySV-255858r1265329_rule

The WebSphere Application Server sample applications must be removed.

Rule version WBSP-AS-000930 · STIG v2 · 2026-08-27

Discussion

WebSphere samples are not intended for use in a production environment. Do not run them there, as they create significant security risks. In particular, the snoop servlet can provide an outsider with tremendous amounts of information about your system. This is precisely the type of information you do not want to give a potential intruder.

Do not install the samples during the profile creation or uninstall the sample programs.

Check

Navigate to Applications >> All Applications.

Review all applications installed on the application server.

If the sample applications snoop, ivt, or DefaultApplication are installed on a production system, this is a finding.

Fix

Navigate to Applications >> All Applications.

Click on the corresponding application checkbox.

Select "Remove".

Click "OK".

Click "Save".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-255858
Group title
SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095
Rule ID
SV-255858r1265329_rule
Check ID
C-59531r876863_chk
Fix ID
F-59474r876864_fix