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Performance Charts must disable the shutdown port.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-239430 VCPF-67-000029 SV-239430r675013_rule Medium
Description
An attacker has at least two reasons to stop a web server. The first is to cause a denial of service, and the second is to put in place changes the attacker made to the web server configuration. If the Tomcat shutdown port feature is enabled, a shutdown signal can be sent to Performance Chart through this port. To ensure availability, the shutdown port must be disabled.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 Perfcharts Tomcat Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-42663r675011_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep base.shutdown.port /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/conf/catalina.properties

Expected result:

base.shutdown.port=-1

If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-42622r675012_fix)
Navigate to and open /etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties.

Navigate to the ports specification section.

Add or modify the following line:

base.shutdown.port=-1