Lookup Service must only run one webapp.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256714 | VCLU-70-000009 | SV-256714r888733_rule | CCI-001749 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| VMware ships Lookup Service on the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) with one webapp. Any other path is potentially malicious and must be removed. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Lookup Service Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-06-15 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-256714r888733_chk)
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# ls -A /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/*.war
Expected result:
/usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/ROOT.war
If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60332r888732_fix)
For each unexpected directory returned in the check, run the following command:
# rm /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/<NAME>
Restart the service with the following command:
# vmon-cli --restart lookupsvc