VCLD-70-000010 - VAMI must only load allowed server modules

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' )

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart applmgmt

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-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-256654r888484_rule, STIG-ID|VCLD-70-000010, Vuln-ID|V-256654

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 8ac532bc3b9db5c539e2812a99596b59ab2058e9d1c87c9829d8a294444956f2