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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Perfcharts Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The vCenter Perfcharts 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000225-AS-000166

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter Perfcharts 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-APP-000033-AS-000024

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter Perfcharts 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000092-AS-000053

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter Perfcharts 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000095-AS-000056

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter Perfcharts 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...
    Rule Medium Severity

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