The macOS system must disable the built-in web server.

STIG ID: APPL-14-002008 |  SRG: SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048 |  Severity: medium |  CCI:  | Vulnerability Id: V-259484

Vulnerability Discussion

The built-in web server is a nonessential service built into macOS and must be disabled.

Note: The built in web server service is disabled at startup by default macOS.

Check

Configure the macOS system to disable the built-in web server with the following command:

/bin/launchctl disable system/org.apache.httpd

The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.

Fix

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the built-in web server with the following command:

/bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep -c '"org.apache.httpd" => disabled'

If the result is not "1", this is a finding.