APPL-14-002008 - The macOS system must disable the built-in web server.

Information

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.

Solution

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.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_macOS_14_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-259484r958472_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-14-002008, Vuln-ID|V-259484

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 478748086399f1e1f1e5c5332127be8fff3a8a8e85d6c249da9ede6973bc5d4b