STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Perfcharts Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The vCenter Perfcharts service must enable "STRICT_SERVLET_COMPLIANCE".

DISA Rule

SV-259085r961863_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-259085

Group Title

SRG-APP-000516-AS-000237

Rule Version

VCPF-80-000124

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/conf/catalina.properties

Add or change the following line:

org.apache.catalina.STRICT_SERVLET_COMPLIANCE=true

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart perfcharts

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At the command line, run the following command:

# grep STRICT_SERVLET_COMPLIANCE /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/conf/catalina.properties

Example result:

org.apache.catalina.STRICT_SERVLET_COMPLIANCE=true

If there are no results, or if the "org.apache.catalina.STRICT_SERVLET_COMPLIANCE" is not set to "true", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-259085

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCPF-80-000124

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep STRICT_SERVLET_COMPLIANCE /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/conf/catalina.properties

Example result:

org.apache.catalina.STRICT_SERVLET_COMPLIANCE=true

If there are no results, or if the "org.apache.catalina.STRICT_SERVLET_COMPLIANCE" is not set to "true", this is a finding.

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Target Key

5566