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The vCenter Perfcharts service host-manager webapp must be removed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-259103 VCPF-80-000155 SV-259103r1003625_rule Medium
Description
Tomcat provides host management functionality through either a default host-manager webapp or through local editing of the configuration files. The host-manager webapp files must be deleted, and administration must be performed through the local editing of the configuration files.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Perfcharts Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-62843r1003624_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following command:

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

If the host-manager folder exists or contains any content, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-62752r934966_fix)
At the command prompt, run the following command:

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