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V-240238

CAT II (Medium)

Lighttpd proxy settings must be configured.

Rule ID

SV-240238r879587_rule

STIG

VMware vRealize Automation 7.x Lighttpd Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

CCIs

CCI-000381

Discussion

A web server should be primarily a web server or a proxy server but not both, for the same reasons that other multi-use servers are not recommended. Scanning for web servers that will also proxy requests into an otherwise protected network is a very common attack making the attack anonymous.

Check Content

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

grep -A 6 -B 1 proxy.server /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

If the proxy.server "host" value is not set to "127.0.0.1" and the proxy.server "port" value is not set to "5488", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

Navigate to proxy.server. Set the proxy.server "host" value to "127.0.0.1" and the proxy.server "port" value to "5488".

Note: The proxy.server section should look like this when it is configured:

$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/cimom" {
    proxy.server = ( "" =>
                    ((
                      "host" => "127.0.0.1",
                      "port" => "5488"
                    ))
                   )
}