Lookup Service must only run one webapp.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>VMware ships Lookup Service on the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) with one webapp. Any other path is potentially malicious and must be removed.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-256714r888733_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
For each unexpected directory returned in the check, run the following command:
# rm /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/<NAME>
Restart the service with the following command: