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The vCenter Lookup service default ROOT web application must be removed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-259064 VCLU-80-000142 SV-259064r934850_rule Medium
Description
The default ROOT web application includes the version of Tomcat being used, links to Tomcat documentation, examples, FAQs, and mailing lists. The default ROOT web application must be removed from a publicly accessible instance and a more appropriate default page shown to users.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Lookup Service Security Technical Implementation Guide 2023-10-29

Details

Check Text ( C-62804r934848_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following command:

# ls -l /var/opt/apache-tomcat/webapps/ROOT

If the ROOT web application contains any content, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-62713r934849_fix)
At the command prompt, run the following command:

# rm -rf /var/opt/apache-tomcat/webapps/ROOT/*