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

vSphere UI must set the secure flag for cookies.

DISA Rule

SV-256809r889426_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256809

Group Title

SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000155

Rule Version

VCUI-70-000032

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002418 - Protect the confidentiality and/or integrity of transmitted information.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/web.xml

Navigate to the /<web-apps>/<session-config>/<cookie-config> node and configure it as follows.

<cookie-config>
<http-only>true</http-only>
<secure>true</secure>
</cookie-config>

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart vsphere-ui

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/web.xml | sed 's/xmlns=".*"//g' | xmllint --xpath '/web-app/session-config/cookie-config/secure' -

Expected result:

<secure>true</secure>

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

Vulnerability Number

V-256809

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCUI-70-000032

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/web.xml | sed 's/xmlns=".*"//g' | xmllint --xpath '/web-app/session-config/cookie-config/secure' -

Expected result:

<secure>true</secure>

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5528