ESX Agent Manager must only run one webapp.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-256681VCEM-70-000009SV-256681r888599_ruleCCI-000381medium
Description
VMware ships ESX Agent Managers on the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) with one webapp. Any other path is potentially malicious and must be removed. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000131-WSR-000073, SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000075
STIGDate
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance EAM Security Technical Implementation Guide2023-06-15

Details

Check Text (C-256681r888599_chk)

At the command prompt, run the following command: # ls -A /usr/lib/vmware-eam/web/webapps Expected result: eam If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60299r888598_fix)

For each unexpected directory returned in the check, run the following command: # rm /usr/lib/vmware-eam/web/webapps/<NAME> Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart eam