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VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance STS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000081

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Security Token Service must have Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) that invoke operating system shell programs disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;MIME mappings tell the Security Token Service what type of program various file types and extensions are and what external ut...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000083

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Security Token Service must have mappings set for Java servlet pages.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;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
  • The Security Token Service must not have the Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) servlet installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;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
  • The Security Token Service must be configured with memory leak protection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;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

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Security Token Service must not have any symbolic links in the web content directory tree.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A web server is designed to deliver content and execute scripts or applications on the request of a client or user. Containin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000030

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Security Token Service directory tree must have permissions in an out-of-the-box state.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;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
  • The Security Token Service must fail to a known safe state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;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
  • The Security Token Service must limit the number of allowed connections.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Limiting the number of established connections to the Security Token Service is a basic denial-of-service protection. Servers...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000251-WSR-000157

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Security Token Service must set "URIEncoding" to UTF-8.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;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
  • The Security Token Service must use the "setCharacterEncodingFilter" filter.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;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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