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The vCenter Perfcharts service example applications must be removed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-259097 VCPF-80-000141 SV-259097r960963_rule Medium
Description
Tomcat provides example applications, documentation, and other directories in the default installation that do not serve a production use. These files must be deleted.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Perfcharts Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-62837r934947_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following command:

# ls -l /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/webapps/examples

If the examples folder exists or contains any content, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-62746r934948_fix)
At the command prompt, run the following command:

# rm -rf /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/webapps/examples