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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000266-WSR-000159

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter VAMI service must not be configured to use the "mod_status" module.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Any application providing too much information in error logs and in administrative messages to the screen risks compromising ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000266-WSR-000160

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter VAMI service must have debug logging disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information needed by an attacker to begin looking for possible vulnerabilities in a web server includes any information abou...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-WSR-000174

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter VAMI service must enable honoring the SSL cipher order.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;During a Transport Layer Security (TLS) session negotiation, when choosing a cipher during a handshake, normally the client's...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-WSR-000174

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter VAMI service must disable client initiated TLS renegotiation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;All versions of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and TLS protocols (up to and including TLS 1.2) are vulnerable to a man-in-the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-WSR-000174

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter VAMI service must be configured to hide the server type and version in client responses.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Web servers will often display error messages to client users, displaying enough information to aid in the debugging of the e...
    Rule Medium Severity

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