Performance Charts must be configured with the appropriate ports.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256641	VCPF-70-000031	SV-256641r888414_rule		Medium

Description
Web servers provide numerous processes, features, and functionalities that use TCP/IP ports. Some of these processes may be deemed unnecessary or too unsecure to run on a production system. The ports that Performance Charts listens on are configured in the "catalina.properties" file and must be verified as accurate to their shipping state.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Perfcharts Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-02-21

Details

Check Text ( C-60316r888412_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following command: # grep '^bio\.' /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/conf/catalina.properties Expected result: bio.http.port=13080 If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60259r888413_fix)
Navigate to and open: /etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties Navigate to the ports specification section. Add or modify the following lines: bio.http.port=13080 Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart perfcharts