ESX Agent Manager must disable the shutdown port.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256704 | VCEM-70-000032 | SV-256704r888668_rule | CCI-002385 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| An attacker has at least two reasons to stop a web server. The first is to cause a denial of service, and the second is to put in place changes the attacker made to the web server configuration. If the Tomcat shutdown port feature is enabled, a shutdown signal can be sent to the ESX Agent Manager through this port. To ensure availability, the shutdown port must be disabled. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance EAM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-06-15 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-256704r888668_chk)
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# grep 'base.shutdown.port' /etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties
Expected result:
base.shutdown.port=-1
If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60322r888667_fix)
Navigate to and open:
/etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties
Add or modify the setting "base.shutdown.port=-1" in the "catalina.properties" file.
Restart the service with the following command:
# vmon-cli --restart eam