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V-240061

CAT II (Medium)

HAProxy frontend servers must be bound to a specific port.

Rule ID

SV-240061r879588_rule

STIG

VMW vRealize Automation 7.x HA Proxy Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

CCIs

CCI-000382

Discussion

The web server must be configured to listen on a specified IP address and port. Without specifying an IP address and port for the web server to utilize, the web server will listen on all IP addresses available to the hosting server. If the web server has multiple IP addresses, i.e., a management IP address, the web server will also accept connections on the management IP address. Accessing the hosted application through an IP address normally used for non-application functions opens the possibility of user access to resources, utilities, files, ports, and protocols that are protected on the desired application IP address.

Check Content

Navigate to and open the following files:

/etc/haproxy/conf.d/20-vcac.cfg
/etc/haproxy/conf.d/30-vro-config.cfg

Verify that each frontend is bound to at least one port. Below is an example binding:

frontend https-in-vro-config
    bind :8283

If each frontend is not bound to at least one port, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Navigate to and open the following files:

/etc/haproxy/conf.d/20-vcac.cfg
/etc/haproxy/conf.d/30-vro-config.cfg

Configure each frontend to be bound to at least one port.