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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: