vSphere UI must be configured with the appropriate ports.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256807	VCUI-70-000030	SV-256807r889420_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 vSphere UI 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 UI Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-06-15

Details

Check Text ( C-60482r889418_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following command: # grep '\.port' /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/catalina.properties Expected result: http.port=5090 proxy.port=443 If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60425r889419_fix)
Navigate to and open: /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/catalina.properties Navigate to the ports specification section. Set the vSphere UI port specifications according to the shipping configuration as follows: http.port=5090 proxy.port=443 Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart vsphere-ui