Details

Web servers provide numerous processes, features, and functionalities that use TCP/IP ports. Some of these processes may be deemed unnecessary or too unsecure to run on a production system. vSphere Client comes configured with two connectors. One is behind the reverse proxy and listening on 9090, and the other is serving SSL natively on 9443. The ports that vSphere Client listens on must be verified as accurate to their shipping state.

Solution

Navigate to and open /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-client/server/configuration/tomcat-server.xml in a text editor.

On the first , with redirectPort=’9443′, configure the port as follows:

port=’9090′

On the second , with SSLEnabled=’true’, configure the port as follows:

port=’9443′

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|CM-7(1)(b)
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-001762
• Rule-ID|SV-239769r679534_rule
• STIG-ID|VCFL-67-000028
• Vuln-ID|V-239769

Source

• Tenable.com/audits