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The Security Token Service must limit the maximum size of a POST request.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>The "maxPostSize" value is the maximum size in bytes of the POST that will be handled by the container FORM URL parameter parsing. Limit its size to reduce exposure to a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. If "maxPostSize" is not set, the default value of 2097152 (2MB) is used. Security Token Service is configured in its shipping state to not set a value for "maxPostSize".</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-256747r889211_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Navigate to and open: 
 
/usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/server.xml 
 
Navigate to each of the <Connector> nodes.