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

vSphere UI must disable the shutdown port.

DISA Rule

SV-256808r889423_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256808

Group Title

SRG-APP-000435-WSR-000147

Rule Version

VCUI-70-000031

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002385 - Protect against or limit the effects of organization-defined types of denial of service events.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml

Ensure the server port is disabled:

<Server port="${shutdown.port}">

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart vsphere-ui

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At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml | sed '2 s/xmlns=".*"//g' | xmllint --xpath '/Server/@port' -

Expected result:

port="${shutdown.port}"

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

# grep shutdown /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/vsphere-ui.json|sed -e 's/^[ ]*//'

Expected result:

"-Dshutdown.port=-1",

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

Vulnerability Number

V-256808

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCUI-70-000031

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml | sed '2 s/xmlns=".*"//g' | xmllint --xpath '/Server/@port' -

Expected result:

port="${shutdown.port}"

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

# grep shutdown /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/vsphere-ui.json|sed -e 's/^[ ]*//'

Expected result:

"-Dshutdown.port=-1",

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

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Target Key

5528