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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance ESX Agent Manager (EAM) Security Technical Implementation Guide

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must be configured to limit data exposure between applications.

    <VulnDiscussion>If RECYCLE_FACADES is true or if a security manager is in use, a new facade object will be created for each request. This red...
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  • SRG-APP-000225-AS-000166

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must be configured to fail to a known safe state if system initialization fails.

    &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...
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  • SRG-APP-000251-AS-000165

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  • SRG-APP-000001-AS-000001

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must limit the number of maximum concurrent connections permitted.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Resource exhaustion can occur when an unlimited number of concurrent requests are allowed on a website, facilitating a denial...
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  • SRG-APP-000033-AS-000024

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service cookies must have secure flag set.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The secure flag is an option that can be set by the application server when sending a new cookie to the user within an HTTP R...
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  • SRG-APP-000092-AS-000053

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must initiate session logging upon startup.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Logging must be started as soon as possible when a service starts and as late as possible when a service is stopped. Many for...
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  • SRG-APP-000095-AS-000056

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager 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 ...
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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must produce log records containing sufficient information regarding event details.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Remote access can be exploited by an attacker to compromise the server. By recording all remote access activities, it will be...
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  • SRG-APP-000118-AS-000078

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service logs folder permissions must be set correctly.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Log data is essential in the investigation of events. The accuracy of the information is always pertinent. One of the first s...
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  • SRG-APP-000133-AS-000092

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must limit privileges for creating or modifying hosted application shared files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Application servers have the ability to specify that the hosted applications use shared libraries. The application server mus...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must disable stack tracing.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Stack tracing provides debugging information from the application call stacks when a runtime error is encountered. If stack t...
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  • SRG-APP-000142-AS-000014

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must be configured to use a specified IP address and port.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The server must be configured to listen on a specified IP address and port. Without specifying an IP address and port for ser...
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  • SRG-APP-000223-AS-000150

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  • SRG-APP-000266-AS-000169

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service "ErrorReportValve showServerInfo" must be set to "false".

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Error Report Valve is a simple error handler for HTTP status codes that will generate and return HTML error pages. It can...
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  • SRG-APP-000295-AS-000263

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must set an inactive timeout for sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Leaving sessions open indefinitely is a major security risk. An attacker can easily use an already authenticated session to a...
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  • SRG-APP-000358-AS-000064

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must offload log records onto a different system or media from the system being logged.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information system logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Log record content that may be necessary to...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-AS-000237

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must enable STRICT_SERVLET_COMPLIANCE.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Strict Servlet Compliance forces Tomcat to adhere to standards specifications including but not limited to RFC2109. RFC2109 s...
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  • SRG-APP-000001-AS-000001

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must limit the amount of time that each Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection is kept alive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Denial of service (DoS) is one threat against web servers. Many DoS attacks attempt to consume web server resources in such a...
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  • SRG-APP-000001-AS-000001

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must limit the number of times that each Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection is kept alive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;KeepAlive provides long lived HTTP sessions that allow multiple requests to be sent over the same connection. Enabling KeepAl...
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  • SRG-APP-000251-AS-000165

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must configure 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 ...
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  • SRG-APP-000033-AS-000024

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service cookies must have the "http-only" flag set.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Cookies are a common way to save session state over the HTTP(S) protocol. If attackers can compromise session data stored in ...
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  • SRG-APP-000033-AS-000024

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service DefaultServlet must be set to "readonly" for "PUT" and "DELETE" commands.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The default servlet (or DefaultServlet) is a special servlet provided with Tomcat that is called when no other suitable page ...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service shutdown port must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Tomcat by default listens on TCP port 8005 to accept shutdown requests. By connecting to this port and sending the SHUTDOWN c...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service debug parameter must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information needed by an attacker to begin looking for possible vulnerabilities in a web server includes any information abou...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service directory listings parameter must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Enumeration techniques, such as URL parameter manipulation, rely on being able to obtain information about the web server's d...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service deployXML attribute must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Host element controls deployment. Automatic deployment allows for simpler management but also makes it easier for an atta...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095

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  • The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must have Autodeploy disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Tomcat allows auto-deployment of applications while it is running. This can allow untested or malicious applications to be au...
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