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


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-258996 VCST-80-000142 SV-258996r960963_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 Secure Token Service (STS) Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-62736r934644_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-62645r934645_fix)
At the command prompt, run the following command:

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