VCEM-70-000009 - ESX Agent Manager must only run one webapp.

Information

VMware ships ESX Agent Managers on the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) with one webapp. Any other path is potentially malicious and must be removed.

Satisfies: SRG-APP-000131-WSR-000073, SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000075

Solution

For each unexpected directory returned in the check, run the following command:

# rm /usr/lib/vmware-eam/web/webapps/<NAME>

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart eam

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_7-0_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-5(3), 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, CCI|CCI-001749, Rule-ID|SV-256681r888599_rule, STIG-ID|VCEM-70-000009, Vuln-ID|V-256681

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: e2a025d2a2d6bb8cc4dde6170a679f954ce66e1bd4fd73b5ea36da72f8378b8b