Lighttpd must disable IP forwarding.

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

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-99975r1_rule Lighttpd must disable IP forwarding.

Vulnerability discussion

IP forwarding permits Lighttpd to forward packets from one network interface to another. The ability to forward packets between two networks is only appropriate for systems acting as routers. Lighttpd is not implemented as a router.With the url.redirect configuration parameter, Lighttpd can be configured to forward IPv4 packets. This configuration parameter is prohibited, unless Lighttpd is redirecting packets to localhost, 127.0.0.1.

Check content

At the command prompt, execute the following command: grep -E 'url\.redirect' /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf | grep -v '^#' If any values are returned, this is a finding.

Fix text

Navigate to /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf In the "lighttpd.conf" file, delete all lines that are returned containing url.redirect returned.

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