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VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance UI Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000266-WSR-000160

    Group
  • vSphere UI 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
  • SRG-APP-000266-WSR-000160

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000357-WSR-000150

    Group
  • vSphere UI must use a logging mechanism that is configured to allocate log record storage capacity large enough to accommodate the logging requirements of the web server.

    To ensure the logging mechanism used by the web server has sufficient storage capacity in which to write the logs, the logging mechanism must be able to allocate log record storage capacity. vSpher...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000358-WSR-000163

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000383-WSR-000175

    Group
  • vSphere UI 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

    Group
  • vSphere UI 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

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