Check: VCLD-67-000025
VMware vSphere 6.7 VAMI-lighttpd STIG:
VCLD-67-000025
(in versions v1 r3 through v1 r2)
Title
VAMI must protect the keystore from unauthorized access. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
The web server's private key is used to prove the identity of the server to clients and securely exchange the shared secret key used to encrypt communications between the web server and clients. By gaining access to the private key, an attacker can pretend to be an authorized server and decrypt the SSL traffic between a client and the web server.
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: # stat -c "%n has %a permissions and is owned by %U:%G" /etc/applmgmt/appliance/server.pem Expected result: /etc/applmgmt/appliance/server.pem has 600 permissions and is owned by root:root If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text
At the command prompt, execute the following commands: # chown root:root /etc/applmgmt/appliance/server.pem # chmod 600 /etc/applmgmt/appliance/server.pem
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-239732r879613_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-239732
Group Title: SRG-APP-000176-WSR-000096
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000186 |
The information system, for PKI-based authentication, enforces authorized access to the corresponding private key. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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IA-5 (2) |
Pki-Based Authentication |