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

Lookup Service must protect cookies from cross-site scripting (XSS).

DISA Rule

SV-256709r888718_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256709

Group Title

SRG-APP-000001-WSR-000002

Rule Version

VCLU-70-000004

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000054 - Limit the number of concurrent sessions for each organization-defined account and/or account type to an organization-defined number.
• CCI-001664 - Recognize only session identifiers that are system-generated.
• CCI-002418 - Protect the confidentiality and/or integrity of transmitted information.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/conf/context.xml

Add the following configuration to the <Context> node:

useHttpOnly="true"

Example:

<Context useHttpOnly="true">

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart lookupsvc

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/conf/context.xml | xmllint --xpath '/Context/@useHttpOnly' -

Expected result:

useHttpOnly="true"

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

Vulnerability Number

V-256709

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCLU-70-000004

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/conf/context.xml | xmllint --xpath '/Context/@useHttpOnly' -

Expected result:

useHttpOnly="true"

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

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5525