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

The Security Token Service must protect cookies from cross-site scripting (XSS).

DISA Rule

SV-256748r889214_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256748

Group Title

SRG-APP-000001-WSR-000002

Rule Version

VCST-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-sso/vmware-sts/conf/web.xml

Navigate to the <session-config> node and configure it as follows:

<session-config>
<session-timeout>30</session-timeout>
<cookie-config>
<http-only>true</http-only>
<secure>true</secure>
</cookie-config>
</session-config>

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart sts

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/web.xml | sed '2 s/xmlns=".*"//g' | xmllint --xpath '/web-app/session-config/cookie-config/http-only' -

Expected result:

<http-only>true</http-only>

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

Vulnerability Number

V-256748

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCST-70-000004

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/web.xml | sed '2 s/xmlns=".*"//g' | xmllint --xpath '/web-app/session-config/cookie-config/http-only' -

Expected result:

<http-only>true</http-only>

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5527