VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Perfcharts Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The vCenter Perfcharts service cookies must have "http-only" flag set.
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 -
SRG-APP-000033-AS-000024
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The vCenter Perfcharts service DefaultServlet must be set to "readonly" for "PUT" and "DELETE" commands.
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 -
SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095
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The vCenter Perfcharts service shutdown port must be disabled.
Tomcat by default listens on TCP port 8005 to accept shutdown requests. By connecting to this port and sending the SHUTDOWN command, all applications within Tomcat are halted. The shutdown port is ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095
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The vCenter Perfcharts service debug parameter must be disabled.
Information needed by an attacker to begin looking for possible vulnerabilities in a web server includes any information about the web server and plug-ins or modules being used. When debugging or t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095
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The vCenter Perfcharts service directory listings parameter must be disabled.
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-000141-AS-000095
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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.