VCLD-67-000016 - VAMI must only load allowed server modules - mod_rewrite

Information

A web server can provide many features, services, and processes. Some of these may be deemed unnecessary or too unsecure to run on a production DoD system.

VAMI can be configured to load any number of external modules, but only a specific few are provided and supported by VMware. Additional, unexpected modules must be removed.

Solution

Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf.

Configure the 'server.modules' section to the following:

server.modules = (
'mod_access',
'mod_accesslog',
'mod_proxy',
'mod_cgi',
'mod_rewrite',
)
server.modules += ( 'mod_magnet' )

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-239724r879587_rule, STIG-ID|VCLD-67-000016, Vuln-ID|V-239724

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 7b361dee6a361fb42bd646deed8b8f772fbe313cac36ec06bffe8414e6c0c6b5