VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance EAM Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000081
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ESX Agent Manager must have Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIMEs) that invoke operating system shell programs disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>MIME mappings tell ESX Agent Manager what type of program various file types and extensions are and what external utilities o...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000083
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ESX Agent Manager must have mappings set for Java servlet pages.
<VulnDiscussion>Resource mapping is the process of tying a particular file type to a process in the web server that can serve that type of fi...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000085
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ESX Agent Manager must not have the Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) servlet installed.
<VulnDiscussion>WebDAV is an extension to the HTTP protocol that, when developed, was meant to allow users to create, change, and move docume...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000086
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ESX Agent Manager must be configured with memory leak protection.
<VulnDiscussion>The Java Runtime environment can cause a memory leak or lock files under certain conditions. Without memory leak protection, ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000087
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ESX Agent Manager must not have any symbolic links in the web content directory tree.
<VulnDiscussion>A web server is designed to deliver content and execute scripts or applications at the request of a client or user. Containin...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000030
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ESX Agent Manager directory tree must have permissions in an out-of-the-box state.
<VulnDiscussion>As a rule, accounts on a web server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000225-WSR-000140
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ESX Agent Manager must fail to a known safe state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail.
<VulnDiscussion>Determining a safe state for failure and weighing that against a potential denial of service for users depends on what type o...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ESX Agent Manager must limit the number of allowed connections.
<VulnDiscussion>Limiting the number of established connections to the ESX Agent Manager is a basic denial-of-service protection. Servers wher...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000251-WSR-000157
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ESX Agent Manager must set URIEncoding to UTF-8.
<VulnDiscussion>Invalid user input occurs when a user inserts data or characters into a hosted application's data entry field and the hosted ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000251-WSR-000157
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ESX Agent Manager must use the "setCharacterEncodingFilter" filter.
<VulnDiscussion>Invalid user input occurs when a user inserts data or characters into a hosted application's data entry field and the hosted ...Rule Medium Severity
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