Title

VAMI must use cryptography to protect the integrity of remote sessions. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Data exchanged between the user and the web server can range from static display data to credentials used to log in to the hosted application. Even when data appears to be static, the non-displayed logic in a web page may expose business logic or trusted system relationships. The integrity of all the data being exchanged between the user and web server must always be trusted. To protect the integrity and trust, encryption methods should be used to protect the complete communication session. To protect the integrity and confidentiality of the remote sessions, VAMI uses SSL/TLS. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000015-WSR-000014, SRG-APP-000172-WSR-000104, SRG-APP-000315-WSR-000003, SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000076, SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000151, SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000152, SRG-APP-000442-WSR-000182

Check Content

Note: The below command must be run from a bash shell and not from a shell generated by the "appliance shell". Use the "chsh" command to change the shell for the account to "/bin/bash". At the command prompt, execute the following command: # /opt/vmware/sbin/vami-lighttpd -p -f /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf|grep "ssl.engine" Expected result: ssl.engine = "enable" If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf. Add or reconfigure the following value: ssl.engine = "enable"

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-239717r879520_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-239717

Group Title: SRG-APP-000015-WSR-000014

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