The macOS system must disable the built-in web server.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-259484 | APPL-14-002008 | SV-259484r958472_rule | CCI-000213 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The built-in web server is a nonessential service built into macOS and must be disabled. Note: The built in web server service is disabled at startup by default macOS. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-04 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-259484r958472_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the built-in web server with the following command:
/bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep -c '"org.apache.httpd" => disabled'
If the result is not "1", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-63131r941073_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable the built-in web server with the following command:
/bin/launchctl disable system/org.apache.httpd
The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.