The vCenter UI service default ROOT web application must be removed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-259131	VCUI-80-000142	SV-259131r960963_rule		Medium

Description

The default ROOT web application includes the version of Tomcat being used, links to Tomcat documentation, examples, FAQs, and mailing lists. The default ROOT web application must be removed from a publicly accessible instance and a more appropriate default page shown to users.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance User Interface (UI) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-07-11

Details

Check Text (C-62871r935295_chk)

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# ls -l /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/webapps/ROOT

If the ROOT web application contains any content, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62780r935296_fix)

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# rm -rf /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/webapps/ROOT/*