The vCenter UI service default ROOT web application must be removed.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The default ROOT web application includes the version of Tomcat being used, links to Tomcat documentation, examples, FAQs, and mailing lists. The default ROOT web application must be removed from a publicly accessible instance and a more appropriate default page shown to users.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-259131r960963_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# rm -rf /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/webapps/ROOT/*