STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance User Interface (UI) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 31 Oct 2023:

The vCenter UI service must set URIEncoding to UTF-8.

DISA Rule

SV-259114r935246_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-259114

Group Title

SRG-APP-000251-AS-000165

Rule Version

VCUI-80-000065

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

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

Configure the <Connector> node with the value:

URIEncoding="UTF-8"

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart vsphere-ui

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At the command prompt, run the following command:

# xmllint --xpath "//Connector[@URIEncoding != 'UTF-8'] | //Connector[not[@URIEncoding]]" /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml

Expected result:

XPath set is empty

If any connectors are returned, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-259114

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCUI-80-000065

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# xmllint --xpath "//Connector[@URIEncoding != 'UTF-8'] | //Connector[not[@URIEncoding]]" /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml

Expected result:

XPath set is empty

If any connectors are returned, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5568