VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance User Interface (UI) Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The vCenter UI 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 -
The vCenter UI 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 -
The vCenter UI service deployXML attribute must be disabled.
The Host element controls deployment. Automatic deployment allows for simpler management but also makes it easier for an attacker to deploy a malicious application. Automatic deployment is controll...Rule Medium Severity -
The vCenter UI service example applications must be removed.
Tomcat provides example applications, documentation, and other directories in the default installation that do not serve a production use. These files must be deleted.Rule Medium Severity -
The vCenter UI service must disable "ALLOW_BACKSLASH".
When Tomcat is installed behind a proxy configured to only allow access to certain contexts (web applications), an HTTP request containing "/\../" may allow attackers to work around the proxy restr...Rule Medium Severity -
The vCenter UI service host-manager webapp must be removed.
Tomcat provides host management functionality through either a default host-manager webapp or through local editing of the configuration files. The host-manager webapp files must be deleted, and ad...Rule Medium Severity
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