V-259064
SV-259064r934850_rule
CAT II
The vCenter Lookup service default ROOT web application must be removed.
From: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Lookup Service Security Technical Implementation Guide (V1R1)
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The default ROOT web application includes the version of Tomcat being used, links to Tomcat documentation, examples, FAQs, and mailing lists. The default ROOT web application must be removed from a publicly accessible instance and a more appropriate default page shown to users.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
Check Procedure
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# ls -l /var/opt/apache-tomcat/webapps/ROOT
If the ROOT web application contains any content, this is a finding.
Fix Text
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# rm -rf /var/opt/apache-tomcat/webapps/ROOT/*
CCI Reference
CCI-000381- Created
- 2026-04-07 20:08:39
- Last Updated
- 2026-04-07 20:09:49