How to disable Host Header validation Check in TIBCO Enterprise Administrator (TEA)
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Article ID: KB0073538
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Versions
TIBCO Enterprise Administrator (TEA)
2.4.0
Description
TIBCO Enterprise Administrator (TEA ) version 2.4.0 has the fix to prevent Host Header Attack, as a result, if the host header hostname does not match with the tea server hostname, it will send HTTP 403 Forbidden error like below : ==================== HTTP ERROR 403 Request's Host header does not match with server's name URI: /tea/ STATUS: 403 MESSAGE: Request's Host header does not match with server's name SERVLET: - =====================
Issue/Introduction
How to disable Host Header validation Check in TIBCO Enterprise Administrator (TEA)
Environment
Product: TIBCO Enterprise Administrator
Version :2.4.0 HF01
OS: All
Resolution
For backward compatibility If you would like to disable the host header validation check, you can add the following property in the tea.conf file under <TEA_CONFIG_HOME>\tibco\cfgmgmt\tea\conf folder tea.server.disablehostheaderverification=true tea.server.disableoriginheaderverification=true tea.server.disablerefererheaderverification=true
Note: TIBCO does not recommend disabling this check for security reasons.