The macOS system must disable the built-in web server.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-259484	APPL-14-002008	SV-259484r958472_rule		Medium

Description

The built-in web server is a nonessential service built into macOS and must be disabled. Note: The built in web server service is disabled at startup by default macOS.

STIG	Date
Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-12-04

Details

Check Text (C-63223r941072_chk)

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the built-in web server with the following command:

/bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep -c '"org.apache.httpd" => disabled'

If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-63131r941073_fix)

Configure the macOS system to disable the built-in web server with the following command:

/bin/launchctl disable system/org.apache.httpd

The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.