The vCenter UI service manager webapp must be removed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-259135	VCUI-80-000154	SV-259135r960963_rule		Medium

Description

Tomcat provides management functionality through either a default manager webapp or through local editing of the configuration files. The manager webapp files must be deleted, and administration must be performed through the local editing of the configuration files.

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

Details

Check Text (C-62875r935307_chk)

At the command prompt, run the following command:

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

If the manager folder exists or contains any content, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62784r935308_fix)

At the command prompt, run the following command:

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