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vSphere UI 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 vSphere UI through this port. To ensure availability, the shutdown port must be disabled.

ID
SV-256808r889423_rule
Version
VCUI-70-000031
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Navigate to and open: 
 
/usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml 
 
Ensure the server port is disabled: