VAMI must not be configured to use "mod

VAMI must not be configured to use "mod_status".

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239737	VCLD-67-000030	SV-239737r816823_rule		Medium

Description
Any application providing too much information in error logs and in administrative messages to the screen risks compromising the data and security of the application and system. VAMI must only generate error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing sensitive or potentially harmful information in error logs and administrative messages. The "mod_status" module generates the status overview of the webserver. The information covers: - uptime - average throughput - current throughput - active connections and their state While this information is useful on a development system, production systems must not have "mod_status" enabled.

Description

Any application providing too much information in error logs and in administrative messages to the screen risks compromising the data and security of the application and system. VAMI must only generate error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing sensitive or potentially harmful information in error logs and administrative messages. The "mod_status" module generates the status overview of the webserver. The information covers: - uptime - average throughput - current throughput - active connections and their state While this information is useful on a development system, production systems must not have "mod_status" enabled.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 VAMI-lighttpd Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-42970r816822_chk )
Note: The below 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". At the command prompt, execute the following command: # /opt/vmware/sbin/vami-lighttpd -p -f /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf\|awk '/server\.modules/,/\)/'\|grep mod_status If any value is returned, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-42970r816822_chk )

Note: The below 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".

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# /opt/vmware/sbin/vami-lighttpd -p -f /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf|awk '/server\.modules/,/\)/'|grep mod_status

If any value is returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-42929r679320_fix)
Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf. Remove the line containing "mod_status". The line may be in an included config and not in the parent config itself.