The vCenter UI service must be configured to use a specified IP address and port.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-259111	VCUI-80-000037	SV-259111r960966_rule		Medium

Description
The server must be configured to listen on a specified IP address and port. Without specifying an IP address and port for server to use, the server will listen on all IP addresses available. Accessing the hosted application through an IP address normally used for nonapplication functions opens the possibility of user access to resources, utilities, files, ports, and protocols that are protected on the desired application IP address.

Description

The server must be configured to listen on a specified IP address and port. Without specifying an IP address and port for server to use, the server will listen on all IP addresses available. Accessing the hosted application through an IP address normally used for nonapplication functions opens the possibility of user access to resources, utilities, files, ports, and protocols that are protected on the desired application IP address.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance User Interface (UI) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-62851r935235_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following command: # xmllint --xpath "//Connector[(@port = '0') or not(@address)]" /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml Expected result: XPath set is empty If any connectors are returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62760r935236_fix)
Navigate to and open: /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml Navigate to the node and configure the port and address as follows. port="${http.port}" address="localhost" Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart vsphere-ui