STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The vCenter VAMI service must have resource mappings set to disable the serving of certain file types.

DISA Rule

SV-259144r1003700_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-259144

Group Title

SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000083

Rule Version

VCLD-80-000033

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:

/var/lib/vmware/cap-lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

Add or reconfigure the following value:

url.access-deny = ( "~", ".inc" )

Restart the service with the following command:

# systemctl restart cap-lighttpd

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# grep "url.access-deny" /var/lib/vmware/cap-lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

Example result:

url.access-deny = ( "~", ".inc" )

If "url.access-deny" is not set to "( "~", ".inc" )", this is a finding.

Note: The command must be run from a bash shell and not from a shell generated by the "appliance shell". Use the "chsh" command to change the shell for the account to "/bin/bash". Refer to KB Article 2100508 for more details:

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2100508

Vulnerability Number

V-259144

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCLD-80-000033

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# grep "url.access-deny" /var/lib/vmware/cap-lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

Example result:

url.access-deny = ( "~", ".inc" )

If "url.access-deny" is not set to "( "~", ".inc" )", this is a finding.

Note: The command must be run from a bash shell and not from a shell generated by the "appliance shell". Use the "chsh" command to change the shell for the account to "/bin/bash". Refer to KB Article 2100508 for more details:

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2100508

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5571