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VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance EAM Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000251-WSR-000157
ESX Agent Manager must set URIEncoding to UTF-8.
ESX Agent Manager must set URIEncoding to UTF-8.
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ESX Agent Manager must set URIEncoding to UTF-8.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Invalid user input occurs when a user inserts data or characters into a hosted application's data entry field and the hosted application is unprepared to process that data. This results in unanticipated application behavior, potentially leading to an application compromise. Invalid user input is one of the primary methods employed when attempting to compromise an application. An attacker can also enter Unicode characters into hosted applications in an effort to break out of the document home or root home directory or bypass security checks. ESX Agent Manager must be configured to use a consistent character set via the "URIEncoding" attribute on the Connector nodes.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>