VCPF-70-000009 - Performance Charts must only run one webapp.

Information

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

Solution

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

# rm /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/webapps/<NAME>

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart perfcharts

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), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001749, Rule-ID|SV-256619r888348_rule, STIG-ID|VCPF-70-000009, Vuln-ID|V-256619

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: ea5d1205a61bdc2f9d30791f45849712025bd5c96e54e4a57717031a2dcb05c5