STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.7 STS Tomcat Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 09 Mar 2021:

The Security Token Service must limit the number of concurrent connections permitted.

DISA Rule

SV-239653r679031_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239653

Group Title

SRG-APP-000001-WSR-000001

Rule Version

VCST-67-000002

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000054 - The information system limits the number of concurrent sessions for each organization-defined account and/or account type to an organization-defined number of sessions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/server.xml.

Navigate to the <Executor> mode with the name of "tomcatThreadPool" and configure with the value:

'maxThreads="300"'

Note: The <Executor> node should be configured as follows:

<Executor maxThreads="300" minSpareThreads="50" name="tomcatThreadPool" namePrefix="tomcat-http--" />

Check Contents

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/server.xml | sed '2 s/xmlns=".*"//g' | xmllint --xpath '/Server/Service/Executor[@name="tomcatThreadPool"]/@maxThreads' -

Expected result:

maxThreads="300"

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239653

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCST-67-000002

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/server.xml | sed '2 s/xmlns=".*"//g' | xmllint --xpath '/Server/Service/Executor[@name="tomcatThreadPool"]/@maxThreads' -

Expected result:

maxThreads="300"

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5333

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