The vCenter STS service default ROOT web application must be removed.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-258996VCST-80-000142SV-258996r934646_ruleCCI-000381medium
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.
STIGDate
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Secure Token Service (STS) Security Technical Implementation Guide2023-10-29

Related Frameworks

3 paths across 3 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-258996r934646_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-62645r934645_fix)

At the command prompt, run the following command: # rm -rf /var/opt/apache-tomcat/webapps/ROOT/*