STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance RhttpProxy Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 07 Mar 2023:

Envoy must set a limit on established connections.

DISA Rule

SV-256738r889152_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256738

Group Title

SRG-APP-000001-WSR-000001

Rule Version

VCRP-70-000002

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.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/config.xml

Locate the <config>/<envoy>/<L4Filter> block and configure <maxHttpsConnections> as follows:

<maxHttpsConnections>2048</maxHttpsConnections>

Restart the service for changes to take effect.

# vmon-cli --restart rhttpproxy

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# xmllint --xpath '/config/envoy/L4Filter/maxHttpsConnections/text()' /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/config.xml

Expected result:

2048

or

XPath set is empty

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

Vulnerability Number

V-256738

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCRP-70-000002

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# xmllint --xpath '/config/envoy/L4Filter/maxHttpsConnections/text()' /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/config.xml

Expected result:

2048

or

XPath set is empty

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

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5526