VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance EAM Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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ESX Agent Manager must set the secure flag for cookies.
The secure flag is an option that can be set by the application server when sending a new cookie to the user within an HTTP Response. The purpose of the secure flag is to prevent cookies from being...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000383-WSR-000175
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ESX Agent Manager must be configured with the appropriate ports.
Web servers provide numerous processes, features, and functionalities that use TCP/IP ports. Some of these processes may be deemed unnecessary or too unsecure to run on a production system. The por...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000435-WSR-000147
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ESX Agent Manager must disable the shutdown port.
An attacker has at least two reasons to stop a web server. The first is to cause a denial of service, and the second is to put in place changes the attacker made to the web server configuration. If...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-WSR-000174
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ESX Agent Manager default servlet must be set to "readonly".
The default servlet (or DefaultServlet) is a special servlet provided with Tomcat that is called when no other suitable page is found in a particular folder. The DefaultServlet serves static resour...Rule Medium Severity -
ESX Agent Manager must protect cookies from cross-site scripting (XSS).
Cookies are a common way to save session state over the HTTP(S) protocol. If attackers can compromise session data stored in a cookie, they are better able to launch an attack against the server an...Rule Medium Severity -
ESX Agent Manager log files must only be modifiable by privileged users.
Log data is essential in the investigation of events. The accuracy of the information is always pertinent. One of the first steps an attacker will take is the modification or deletion of log record...Rule Medium Severity -
ESX Agent Manager must only run one webapp.
VMware ships ESX Agent Managers on the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) with one webapp. Any other path is potentially malicious and must be removed. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000131-WSR-000073, SRG-APP-0...Rule Medium Severity -
ESX Agent Manager must be configured to limit access to internal packages.
The "package.access" entry in the "catalina.properties" file implements access control at the package level. When properly configured, a Security Exception will be reported if an errant or maliciou...Rule Medium Severity -
ESX Agent Manager must have mappings set for Java servlet pages.
Resource mapping is the process of tying a particular file type to a process in the web server that can serve that type of file to a requesting client and identify which file types are not to be de...Rule Medium Severity -
ESX Agent Manager must be configured with memory leak protection.
The Java Runtime environment can cause a memory leak or lock files under certain conditions. Without memory leak protection, ESX Agent Manager can continue to consume system resources, which will l...Rule Medium Severity -
ESX Agent Manager must set URIEncoding to UTF-8.
Invalid user input occurs when a user inserts data or characters into a hosted application's data entry field and the hosted application is unprepared to process that data. This results in unantici...Rule Medium Severity -
ESX Agent Manager must be configured to not show error reports.
Web servers will often display error messages to client users, including enough information to aid in the debugging of the error. The information given back in error messages may display the web se...Rule Medium Severity -
ESX Agent Manager must not enable support for TRACE requests.
"TRACE" is a technique for a user to request internal information about Tomcat. This is useful during product development but should not be enabled in production. Allowing an attacker to conduct a ...Rule Medium Severity
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