ESX Agent Manager must only run one webapp.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-256681 | SRG-APP-000131-WSR-000073 | VCEM-70-000009 | SV-256681r888599_rule | 2023-06-15 | 1 |
Description
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
ℹ️ Check
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# ls -A /usr/lib/vmware-eam/web/webapps
Expected result:
eam
If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
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