The Security Token Service must disable the shutdown port.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239680	VCST-67-000029	SV-239680r816765_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 the Security Token Service through this port. To ensure availability, the shutdown port must be disabled.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 STS Tomcat Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-42913r816763_chk )
Connect to the PSC, whether external or embedded. At the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep 'base.shutdown.port' /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/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-42872r816764_fix)
Connect to the PSC, whether external or embedded. Open /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/catalina.properties in a text editor. Add or modify the following setting: base.shutdown.port=-1