The Security Token Service must only run one webapp.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256753 | VCST-70-000009 | SV-256753r889229_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| VMware ships the Security Token Service on the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) with one webapp, in "ROOT.war". Any other ".war" file is potentially malicious and must be removed. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000131-WSR-000073, SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000075 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance STS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-06-15 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-256753r889229_chk)
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# ls /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/*.war
Expected result:
/usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/ROOT.war
If the result of this command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60371r889228_fix)
For each unexpected file returned in the check, run the following command:
# rm /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/<NAME>.war
Restart the service with the following command:
# vmon-cli --restart sts