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Performance Charts must disable the shutdown port.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

An attacker has at least two reasons to stop a web server. The first is to cause a denial of service, and the second is to put in place changes the attacker made to the web server configuration. If the Tomcat shutdown port feature is enabled, a shutdown signal can be sent to Performance Charts through this port. To ensure availability, the shutdown port must be disabled.

ID
SV-256642r888417_rule
Version
VCPF-70-000032
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Navigate to and open:

/etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties

Navigate to the ports specification section.