The vCenter STS service must have Autodeploy disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-258993 | VCST-80-000139 | SV-258993r934637_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 Secure Token Service (STS) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-10-29 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000381
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-258993r934637_chk)
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# xmllint --xpath "//Host/@autoDeploy" /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/server.xml
Expected result:
autoDeploy="false"
If "autoDeploy" does not equal "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-62642r934636_fix)
Navigate to and open:
/usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/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 sts