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 not show error reports.

DISA Rule

SV-256697r888647_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256697

Group Title

SRG-APP-000266-WSR-000159

Rule Version

VCEM-70-000025

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001312 - Generates error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-eam/web/conf/server.xml

Locate the following Host block:

<Host ...>
...
</Host>

Inside this block, add the following on a new line:

<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve" showServerInfo="false" showReport="false"/>

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart eam

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At the command prompt, run the following command:

# xmllint --xpath '/Server/Service/Engine/Host/Valve[@className="org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve"]' /usr/lib/vmware-eam/web/conf/server.xml

Expected result:

<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve" showServerInfo="false" showReport="false"/>

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

Vulnerability Number

V-256697

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCEM-70-000025

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# xmllint --xpath '/Server/Service/Engine/Host/Valve[@className="org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve"]' /usr/lib/vmware-eam/web/conf/server.xml

Expected result:

<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve" showServerInfo="false" showReport="false"/>

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

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Target Key

5524