Lookup Service must only run one webapp.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-256714 | SRG-APP-000131-WSR-000073 | VCLU-70-000009 | SV-256714r888733_rule | 2023-06-15 | 1 |
| Description |
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| VMware ships Lookup Service on the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) with one webapp. Any other path is potentially malicious and must be removed. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| At the command prompt, run the following command: # ls -A /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/*.war Expected result: /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/ROOT.war If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| For each unexpected directory returned in the check, run the following command: # rm /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/<NAME> Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart lookupsvc |