Lighttpd must not have the Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) module installed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-240243	VRAU-LI-000200	SV-240243r879587_rule		Medium

Description
A web server can be installed with functionality that, just by its nature, is not secure. Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) is an extension to the HTTP protocol that, when developed, was meant to allow users to create, change, and move documents on a server, typically a web server or web share. Allowing this functionality, development, and deployment is much easier for web authors. WebDAV is not widely used and has serious security concerns because it may allow clients to modify unauthorized files on the web server. Lighttpd uses the mod_webdav module to provide WebDAV services. This module must not be installed.

Description

A web server can be installed with functionality that, just by its nature, is not secure. Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) is an extension to the HTTP protocol that, when developed, was meant to allow users to create, change, and move documents on a server, typically a web server or web share. Allowing this functionality, development, and deployment is much easier for web authors. WebDAV is not widely used and has serious security concerns because it may allow clients to modify unauthorized files on the web server. Lighttpd uses the mod_webdav module to provide WebDAV services. This module must not be installed.

STIG	Date
VMware vRealize Automation 7.x Lighttpd Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-09-12

Details

Check Text ( C-43476r667904_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command: cat /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf \| awk '/server\.modules/,/\)/' If the value "mod_webdav" module is listed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43435r667905_fix)
Navigate to and open the /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf file Navigate to the server.modules section. In the server.modules section, delete the "mod_webdav" entry.