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

vSphere UI log files must only be accessible by privileged users.

DISA Rule

SV-239688r679170_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239688

Group Title

SRG-APP-000118-WSR-000068

Rule Version

VCUI-67-000007

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000162 - The information system protects audit information from unauthorized access.
• CCI-000163 - The information system protects audit information from unauthorized modification.
• CCI-000164 - The information system protects audit information from unauthorized deletion.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command prompt, execute the following commands:

# chmod 600 /storage/log/vmware/vsphere-ui/logs/<file>

# chown vsphere-ui:users /storage/log/vmware/vsphere-ui/logs/<file>

Note: Substitute <file> with the listed file.

Check Contents

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# find /storage/log/vmware/vsphere-ui/logs/ -xdev -type f -a '(' -not -perm 600 -o -not -user vsphere-ui ')' -exec ls -ld {} \;

If any files are returned, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239688

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCUI-67-000007

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# find /storage/log/vmware/vsphere-ui/logs/ -xdev -type f -a '(' -not -perm 600 -o -not -user vsphere-ui ')' -exec ls -ld {} \;

If any files are returned, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5334

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