vSphere UI must restrict its cookie path.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Cookies are used to exchange data between the web server and the client. Cookies, such as a session cookie, may contain session information and user credentials used to maintain a persistent connection between the user and the hosted application since HTTP/HTTPS is a stateless protocol. vSphere UI is bound to the "/ui" virtual path behind the reverse proxy, and its cookies are configured as such. This configuration must be confirmed and maintained.
- ID
- SV-256795r889384_rule
- Version
- VCUI-70-000018
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Navigate to and open:
/usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/context.xml
Add the following configuration to the <Context> node: