The vCenter STS service must have Autodeploy disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-258993 | VCST-80-000139 | SV-258993r960963_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Tomcat allows auto-deployment of applications while it is running. This can allow untested or malicious applications to be automatically loaded into production. Autodeploy must be disabled in production. |
| STIG | Date |
| VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Secure Token Service (STS) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-07-11 |
Details
| Check Text (C-62733r934635_chk) |
| At the command prompt, run the following command: # xmllint --xpath "//Host/@autoDeploy" /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/server.xml Expected result: autoDeploy="false" If "autoDeploy" does not equal "false", this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-62642r934636_fix) |
| Navigate to and open: /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/server.xml Navigate to the <Host> node and configure with the value "autoDeploy="false"". Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart sts |