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VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Lookup Service Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000118-WSR-000068

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Lookup Service log files must only be accessible by privileged users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Log data is essential in the investigation of events. If log data were to become compromised, competent forensic analysis and...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000131-WSR-000051

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Lookup Service application files must be verified for their integrity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Verifying the Lookup Service application code is unchanged from its shipping state is essential for file validation and nonre...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000131-WSR-000073

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Lookup Service must only run one webapp.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;VMware ships Lookup Service on the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) with one webapp. Any other path is potentially malicious a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000015

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Lookup Service must not be configured with the "UserDatabaseRealm" enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Lookup Service performs user authentication at the application level and not through Tomcat. By default, there is no conf...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000075

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Lookup Service must be configured to limit access to internal packages.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "package.access" entry in the "catalina.properties" file implements access control at the package level. When properly co...
    Rule Medium Severity

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