Lighttpd proxy settings must be configured.

From VMware vRealize Automation 7.x Lighttpd Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000381

SV-100983r1_rule Lighttpd proxy settings must be configured.

Vulnerability 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" )) ) }

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