STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Secure Token Service (STS) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 31 Oct 2023:

The vCenter STS service must offload log records onto a different system or media from the system being logged.

DISA Rule

SV-258984r934610_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258984

Group Title

SRG-APP-000358-AS-000064

Rule Version

VCST-80-000081

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001851 - Transfer audit logs per organization-defined frequency to a different system, system component, or media than the system or system component conducting the logging.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/vmware-syslog/vmware-services-sso-services.conf

Create the file if it does not exist.

Set the contents of the file as follows:

#vmidentity logs
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/activedirectoryservice.log"
Tag="activedirectoryservice"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/lookupsvc-init.log"
Tag="ssolookupsvc-init"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/openidconnect.log"
Tag="openidconnect"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/ssoAdminServer.log"
Tag="ssoadminserver"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/svcaccountmgmt.log"
Tag="svcaccountmgmt"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tokenservice.log"
Tag="tokenservice"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
#sts health log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-health-status.log"
Tag="sts-health-status"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2} [[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2},[[:digit:]]{0,4}"
Facility="local0")
#sts runtime log stdout
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-runtime.log.stdout"
Tag="sts-runtime-stdout"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#sts runtime log stderr
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-runtime.log.stderr"
Tag="sts-runtime-stderr"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#gclogFile.0.current log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/gclogFile.*.current"
Tag="gclog"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}+[[:digit:]]{0,4}"
Facility="local0")
#identity sts default
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts-default.log"
Tag="sso-identity-sts-default"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#identity sts
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts.log"
Tag="sso-identity-sts"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#identity perf
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts-perf.log"
Tag="sso-identity-perf"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#identity prestart
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-prestart.log"
Tag="sso-identity-prestart"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#rest idm
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-idm.log"
Tag="sso-rest-idm"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#rest vmdir
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-vmdir.log"
Tag="sso-rest-vmdir"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#rest afd
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-afd.log"
Tag="sso-rest-afd"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#websso
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/websso.log"
Tag="sso-websso"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#tomcat catalina
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/catalina.*.log"
Tag="sso-tomcat-catalina"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#tomcat localhost
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/localhost.*.log"
Tag="sso-tomcat-localhost"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#tomcat localhost access
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/localhost_access.log"
Tag="sso-tomcat-localhost-access"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#vmdir log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/vmdir/*.log"
Tag="vmdir"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#vmafd log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/vmafd/*.log"
Tag="vmafd"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")

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By default, a vmware-services-sso-services.conf rsyslog configuration file includes the service logs when syslog is configured on vCenter, but it must be verified.

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# cat /etc/vmware-syslog/vmware-services-sso-services.conf

Expected result:

#vmidentity logs
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/activedirectoryservice.log"
Tag="activedirectoryservice"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/lookupsvc-init.log"
Tag="ssolookupsvc-init"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/openidconnect.log"
Tag="openidconnect"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/ssoAdminServer.log"
Tag="ssoadminserver"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/svcaccountmgmt.log"
Tag="svcaccountmgmt"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tokenservice.log"
Tag="tokenservice"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
#sts health log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-health-status.log"
Tag="sts-health-status"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2} [[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2},[[:digit:]]{0,4}"
Facility="local0")
#sts runtime log stdout
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-runtime.log.stdout"
Tag="sts-runtime-stdout"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#sts runtime log stderr
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-runtime.log.stderr"
Tag="sts-runtime-stderr"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#gclogFile.0.current log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/gclogFile.*.current"
Tag="gclog"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}+[[:digit:]]{0,4}"
Facility="local0")
#identity sts default
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts-default.log"
Tag="sso-identity-sts-default"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#identity sts
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts.log"
Tag="sso-identity-sts"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#identity perf
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts-perf.log"
Tag="sso-identity-perf"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#identity prestart
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-prestart.log"
Tag="sso-identity-prestart"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#rest idm
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-idm.log"
Tag="sso-rest-idm"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#rest vmdir
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-vmdir.log"
Tag="sso-rest-vmdir"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#rest afd
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-afd.log"
Tag="sso-rest-afd"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#websso
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/websso.log"
Tag="sso-websso"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#tomcat catalina
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/catalina.*.log"
Tag="sso-tomcat-catalina"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#tomcat localhost
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/localhost.*.log"
Tag="sso-tomcat-localhost"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#tomcat localhost access
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/localhost_access.log"
Tag="sso-tomcat-localhost-access"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#vmdir log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/vmdir/*.log"
Tag="vmdir"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#vmafd log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/vmafd/*.log"
Tag="vmafd"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")

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

Vulnerability Number

V-258984

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCST-80-000081

Severity Override Guidance

By default, a vmware-services-sso-services.conf rsyslog configuration file includes the service logs when syslog is configured on vCenter, but it must be verified.

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# cat /etc/vmware-syslog/vmware-services-sso-services.conf

Expected result:

#vmidentity logs
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/activedirectoryservice.log"
Tag="activedirectoryservice"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/lookupsvc-init.log"
Tag="ssolookupsvc-init"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/openidconnect.log"
Tag="openidconnect"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/ssoAdminServer.log"
Tag="ssoadminserver"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/svcaccountmgmt.log"
Tag="svcaccountmgmt"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tokenservice.log"
Tag="tokenservice"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
#sts health log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-health-status.log"
Tag="sts-health-status"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2} [[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2},[[:digit:]]{0,4}"
Facility="local0")
#sts runtime log stdout
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-runtime.log.stdout"
Tag="sts-runtime-stdout"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#sts runtime log stderr
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-runtime.log.stderr"
Tag="sts-runtime-stderr"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#gclogFile.0.current log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/gclogFile.*.current"
Tag="gclog"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}+[[:digit:]]{0,4}"
Facility="local0")
#identity sts default
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts-default.log"
Tag="sso-identity-sts-default"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#identity sts
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts.log"
Tag="sso-identity-sts"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#identity perf
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts-perf.log"
Tag="sso-identity-perf"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#identity prestart
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-prestart.log"
Tag="sso-identity-prestart"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#rest idm
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-idm.log"
Tag="sso-rest-idm"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#rest vmdir
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-vmdir.log"
Tag="sso-rest-vmdir"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#rest afd
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-afd.log"
Tag="sso-rest-afd"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#websso
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/websso.log"
Tag="sso-websso"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#tomcat catalina
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/catalina.*.log"
Tag="sso-tomcat-catalina"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#tomcat localhost
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/localhost.*.log"
Tag="sso-tomcat-localhost"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#tomcat localhost access
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/localhost_access.log"
Tag="sso-tomcat-localhost-access"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#vmdir log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/vmdir/*.log"
Tag="vmdir"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#vmafd log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/vmafd/*.log"
Tag="vmafd"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")

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

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Target Key

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