The Security Token Service must disable the shutdown port.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256772	VCST-70-000029	SV-256772r889286_rule		Medium

Description
An attacker has at least two reasons to stop a web server. The first is to cause a denial of service, and the second is to put in place changes the attacker made to the web server configuration. If the Tomcat shutdown port feature is enabled, a shutdown signal can be sent to the Security Token Service through this port. To ensure availability, the shutdown port must be disabled.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance STS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-06-15

Details

Check Text ( C-60447r889284_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following command: # grep 'base.shutdown.port' /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/catalina.properties Expected result: base.shutdown.port=-1 If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60390r889285_fix)
Navigate to and open: /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/catalina.properties Add or modify the following setting: base.shutdown.port=-1 Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart sts