STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Secure Token Service (STS) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The vCenter STS service shutdown port must be disabled.

DISA Rule

SV-258990r960963_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258990

Group Title

SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095

Rule Version

VCST-80-000134

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000381 - Configure the system to provide only organization-defined mission essential capabilities.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/catalina.properties

Add or modify the setting "base.shutdown.port=-1" in the "catalina.properties" file.

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/server.xml

Configure the <Server> node with the value:

port="${base.shutdown.port}"

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart sts

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# xmllint --xpath "//Server/@port" /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/server.xml
# grep 'base.shutdown.port' /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/catalina.properties

Example results:

port="${base.shutdown.port}"
base.shutdown.port=-1

If "port" does not equal "${base.shutdown.port}", this is a finding.

If "base.shutdown.port" does not equal "-1", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258990

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCST-80-000134

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# xmllint --xpath "//Server/@port" /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/server.xml
# grep 'base.shutdown.port' /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/catalina.properties

Example results:

port="${base.shutdown.port}"
base.shutdown.port=-1

If "port" does not equal "${base.shutdown.port}", this is a finding.

If "base.shutdown.port" does not equal "-1", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5567