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The vCenter Lookup service default documentation must be removed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-259065 VCLU-80-000143 SV-259065r934853_rule Medium
Description
Tomcat provides documentation and other directories in the default installation that do not serve a production use. These files must be deleted.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Lookup Service Security Technical Implementation Guide 2023-10-29

Details

Check Text ( C-62805r934851_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following command:

# ls -l /var/opt/apache-tomcat/webapps/docs

If the "docs" folder exists or contains any content, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-62714r934852_fix)
At the command prompt, run the following command:

# rm -rf /var/opt/apache-tomcat/webapps/docs