VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Perfcharts Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Performance Charts 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 -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000085
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SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000086
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Performance Charts 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, Performance Chart can continue to consume system resources, which will l...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000087
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Performance Charts must not have any symbolic links in the web content directory tree.
A web server is designed to deliver content and execute scripts or applications on the request of a client or user. Containing user requests to files in the directory tree of the hosted web applica...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000030
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Performance Charts directory tree must have permissions in an out-of-the-box state.
Accounts on a web server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and web authors require accounts on the machine hosting the web server. The resources ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000225-WSR-000140
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Performance Charts must fail to a known safe state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail.
Determining a safe state for failure and weighing that against a potential denial of service for users depends on what type of application the web server is hosting. For Performance Charts, it is p...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149
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SRG-APP-000251-WSR-000157
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Performance Charts 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 -
SRG-APP-000251-WSR-000157
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Performance Charts must use the "setCharacterEncodingFilter" filter.
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 -
SRG-APP-000266-WSR-000142
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Performance Charts must set the welcome-file node to a default web page.
Enumeration techniques, such as URL parameter manipulation, rely on being able to obtain information about the web server's directory structure by locating directories without default pages. In thi...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000266-WSR-000142
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Performance Charts must not show directory listings.
Enumeration techniques, such as URL parameter manipulation, rely on being able to obtain information about the web server's directory structure by locating directories without default pages. In thi...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000266-WSR-000159
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Node 2
The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.