STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance EAM Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 26 Jul 2023:

ESX Agent Manager must be configured to limit access to internal packages.

DISA Rule

SV-256683r888605_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256683

Group Title

SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000075

Rule Version

VCEM-70-000011

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000381 - Configure the system to provide only organization-defined mission essential capabilities.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties

Ensure the "package.access" line is configured as follows:

package.access=\
sun.,\
org.apache.catalina.,\
org.apache.coyote.,\
org.apache.tomcat.,\
org.apache.jasper.

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart eam

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# grep "package.access" -A 5 /etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties

Expected result:

package.access=\
sun.,\
org.apache.catalina.,\
org.apache.coyote.,\
org.apache.tomcat.,\
org.apache.jasper.

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

Vulnerability Number

V-256683

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCEM-70-000011

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# grep "package.access" -A 5 /etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties

Expected result:

package.access=\
sun.,\
org.apache.catalina.,\
org.apache.coyote.,\
org.apache.tomcat.,\
org.apache.jasper.

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

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5524