The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service host-manager webapp must be removed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-259036	VCEM-80-000155	SV-259036r934766_rule		Medium

Description
Tomcat provides host management functionality through either a default host-manager webapp or through local editing of the configuration files. The host-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 ESX Agent Manager (EAM) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-10-29

Details

Check Text ( C-62776r934764_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following command: # ls -l /var/opt/apache-tomcat/webapps/host-manager If the manager folder exists or contains any content, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62685r934765_fix)
At the command prompt, run the following command: # rm -rf /var/opt/apache-tomcat/webapps/host-manager