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Performance Charts must set the secure flag for cookies.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

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 response. The purpose of the secure flag is to prevent cookies from being observed by unauthorized parties due to the transmission of a cookie in clear text. By setting the secure flag, the browser will prevent the transmission of a cookie over an unencrypted channel. The Performance Charts is configured to only be accessible over a Transport Layer Security (TLS) tunnel, but this cookie flag is still a recommended best practice.

ID
SV-256643r888420_rule
Version
VCPF-70-000033
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/webapps/statsreport/WEB-INF/web.xml

Navigate to the <session-config> node and configure it as follows: