The vCenter UI service example applications must be removed.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-259130VCUI-80-000141SV-259130r935294_ruleCCI-000381medium
Description
Tomcat provides example applications, documentation, and other directories in the default installation that do not serve a production use. These files must be deleted.
STIGDate
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance User Interface (UI) Security Technical Implementation Guide2023-10-29

Details

Check Text (C-259130r935294_chk)

At the command prompt, run the following command: # ls -l /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/webapps/examples If the examples folder exists or contains any content, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62779r935293_fix)

At the command prompt, run the following command: # rm -rf /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/webapps/examples