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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Secure Token Service (STS) Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095
The vCenter STS service xpoweredBy attribute must be disabled.
The vCenter STS service xpoweredBy attribute must be disabled.
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The vCenter STS service xpoweredBy attribute must be disabled.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Individual connectors can be configured to display the Tomcat information to clients. This information can be used to identify server versions that can be useful to attackers for identifying vulnerable versions of Tomcat. Individual connectors must be checked for the xpoweredBy attribute to ensure they do not pass server information to clients. The default value for xpoweredBy is "false".</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>