STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance EAM Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 26 Jul 2023:

ESX Agent Manager must be configured with the appropriate ports.

DISA Rule

SV-256703r888665_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256703

Group Title

SRG-APP-000383-WSR-000175

Rule Version

VCEM-70-000031

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001762 - Disable or remove organization-defined functions, ports, protocols, software, and services within the system deemed to be unnecessary and/or nonsecure.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties

Navigate to the port's specification section.

Set the ESX Agent Manager port specifications according to the following:

bio.http.port=15005

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart eam

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# grep 'bio.http.port' /etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties

Expected result:

bio.http.port=15005

If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256703

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCEM-70-000031

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# grep 'bio.http.port' /etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties

Expected result:

bio.http.port=15005

If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5524