The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service host-manager webapp must be removed.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-259036 | VCEM-80-000155 | SV-259036r1003619_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Tomcat provides host management functionality through either a default host-manager webapp or through local editing of the configuration files. The host-manager webapp files must be deleted, and administration must be performed through the local editing of the configuration files. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance ESX Agent Manager (EAM) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-259036r1003619_chk)
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# ls -l /var/opt/apache-tomcat/webapps/host-manager
If the host-manager folder exists or contains any content, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-62685r934765_fix)
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# rm -rf /var/opt/apache-tomcat/webapps/host-manager