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VCST-70-000029 - The Security Token Service must disable the shutdown port.

Information

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 the Security Token Service through this port. To ensure availability, the shutdown port must be disabled.

Solution

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/catalina.properties

Add or modify the following setting:

base.shutdown.port=-1

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart sts

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_7-0_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-5, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002385, Rule-ID|SV-256772r889286_rule, STIG-ID|VCST-70-000029, Vuln-ID|V-256772

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: aa5b3507f7c4c3e372ae35c2a59e8b4bd0795de3ad2af00dc69bd31d2274d238