The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service default ROOT web application must be removed.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-259030 | VCEM-80-000142 | SV-259030r960963_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The default ROOT web application includes the version of Tomcat being used, links to Tomcat documentation, examples, FAQs, and mailing lists. The default ROOT web application must be removed from a publicly accessible instance and a more appropriate default page shown to users. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance ESX Agent Manager (EAM) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-259030r960963_chk)
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# ls -l /var/opt/apache-tomcat/webapps/ROOT
If the ROOT web application contains any content, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-62679r934747_fix)
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# rm -rf /var/opt/apache-tomcat/webapps/ROOT/*