The vCenter Lookup service must have Autodeploy disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-259061 | VCLU-80-000139 | SV-259061r934841_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Tomcat allows auto-deployment of applications while it is running. This can allow untested or malicious applications to be automatically loaded into production. Autodeploy must be disabled in production. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Lookup Service Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-10-29 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-259061r934841_chk)
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# xmllint --xpath "//Host/@autoDeploy" /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/conf/server.xml
Expected result:
autoDeploy="false"
If "autoDeploy" does not equal "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-62710r934840_fix)
Navigate to and open:
/usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/conf/server.xml
Navigate to the <Host> node and configure with the value "autoDeploy="false"".
Restart the service with the following command:
# vmon-cli --restart lookupsvc