Check: VCUI-67-000024
VMware vSphere 6.7 UI Tomcat STIG:
VCUI-67-000024
(in versions v1 r3 through v1 r1)
Title
vSphere UI must not enable support for TRACE requests. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
"Trace" is a technique for a user to request internal information about Tomcat. This is useful during product development but should not be enabled in production. Allowing an attacker to conduct a Trace operation against the Security Token Service will expose information that would be useful to perform a more targeted attack. vSphere UI provides the "allowTrace" parameter as a means to disable responding to Trace requests.
Check Content
At the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep allowTrace /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml If "allowTrace" is set to "true", this is a finding. If no line is returned, this is NOT a finding.
Fix Text
Navigate to and open /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml. Navigate to and locate: 'allowTrace="true"' Remove the 'allowTrace="true"' setting.
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-239705r879655_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-239705
Group Title: SRG-APP-000266-WSR-000160
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-001312 |
The information system generates error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited by adversaries. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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SI-11 |
Error Handling |