III - Administrative Sensitive
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000075
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vSphere UI must be configured to limit access to internal packages.
The "package.access" entry in the "catalina.properties" file implements access control at the package level. When properly configured, a Security Exception will be reported if an errant or maliciou...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000081
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vSphere UI must have Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) that invoke operating system shell programs disabled.
MIME mappings tell the vSphere UI what type of program various file types and extensions are and what external utilities or programs are needed to execute the file type. By ensuring various shell s...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000083
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vSphere UI must have mappings set for Java servlet pages.
Resource mapping is the process of tying a particular file type to a process in the web server that can serve that type of file to a requesting client and identify which file types are not to be de...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000085
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vSphere UI must not have the Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) servlet installed.
WebDAV is an extension to the HTTP protocol that, when developed, was meant to allow users to create, change, and move documents on a server, typically a web server or web share. WebDAV is not wide...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000086
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vSphere UI must be configured with memory leak protection.
The Java Runtime environment can cause a memory leak or lock files under certain conditions. Without memory leak protection, vSphere UI can continue to consume system resources, which will lead to ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000087
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vSphere UI must not have any symbolic links in the web content directory tree.
A web server is designed to deliver content and execute scripts or applications on the request of a client or user. Containing user requests to files in the directory tree of the hosted web applica...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000030
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The vSphere UI directory tree must have permissions in an out-of-the-box state.
As a rule, accounts on a web server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and web authors require accounts on the machine hosting the web server. The...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000223-WSR-000011
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vSphere UI must restrict its cookie path.
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 connec...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000225-WSR-000140
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vSphere UI must fail to a known safe state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail.
Determining a safe state for failure and weighing that against a potential denial of service for users depends on what type of application the web server is hosting. For the Security Token Service,...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149
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vSphere UI must limit the number of allowed connections.
Limiting the number of established connections is a basic denial-of-service protection and a best practice. Servers where the limit is too high or unlimited can run out of system resources and nega...Rule Medium Severity
Node 2
The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.