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V-256807

CAT II (Medium)

vSphere UI must be configured with the appropriate ports.

Rule ID

SV-256807r889420_rule

STIG

VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance UI Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

CCIs

CCI-001762

Discussion

Web servers provide numerous processes, features, and functionalities that use TCP/IP ports. Some of these processes may be deemed unnecessary or too unsecure to run on a production system. The ports that vSphere UI listens on are configured in the "catalina.properties" file and must be verified as accurate to their shipping state.

Check Content

At the command prompt, run the following command: 
 
# grep '\.port' /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/catalina.properties 
 
Expected result: 
 
http.port=5090 
proxy.port=443 
 
If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Navigate to and open: 
 
/usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/catalina.properties 
 
Navigate to the ports specification section. 
 
Set the vSphere UI port specifications according to the shipping configuration as follows: 
 
http.port=5090 
proxy.port=443 
 
Restart the service with the following command: 
 
# vmon-cli --restart vsphere-ui