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 use only Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 for the protection of client connections.

DISA Rule

SV-256740r889158_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256740

Group Title

SRG-APP-000015-WSR-000014

Rule Version

VCRP-70-000004

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000197 - For password-based authentication, transmit passwords only cryptographically-protected channels.
• CCI-001453 - Implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the integrity of remote access sessions.
• CCI-002418 - Protect the confidentiality and/or integrity of transmitted information.
• CCI-002420 - Maintain the confidentiality and/or integrity of information during preparation for transmission.
• CCI-002422 - Maintain the confidentiality and/or integrity of information during reception.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/config.xml

Locate the <config>/<vmacore>/<ssl> block and configure <protocols> as follows:

<protocols>tls1.2</protocols>

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/vmacore/ssl/protocols' /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/config.xml

Expected result:

XPath set is empty

or

<protocols>tls1.2</protocols>

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

Vulnerability Number

V-256740

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCRP-70-000004

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# xmllint --xpath '/config/vmacore/ssl/protocols' /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/config.xml

Expected result:

XPath set is empty

or

<protocols>tls1.2</protocols>

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5526