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

The vCenter VAMI service must set the encoding for all text mime types to UTF-8.

DISA Rule

SV-259150r935354_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-259150

Group Title

SRG-APP-000251-WSR-000157

Rule Version

VCLD-80-000061

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

Navigate to the "mimetype.assign" block.

Replace all the mappings whose assigned type is "text/*" with mappings for UTF-8 encoding. For example:

".log" => "text/plain; charset=utf-8",
".conf" => "text/plain; charset=utf-8",
".text" => "text/plain; charset=utf-8",
".txt" => "text/plain; charset=utf-8",
".spec" => "text/plain; charset=utf-8",
".dtd" => "text/xml; charset=utf-8",
".xml" => "text/xml; charset=utf-8",

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart applmgmt

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At the command prompt, run the following command:

# /opt/vmware/sbin/vami-lighttpd -p -f /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf 2>/dev/null|awk '/mimetype\.assign/,/\)/'|grep "text/"|grep -v "charset=utf-8"

If the command returns any value, this is a finding.

Note: The command must be run from a bash shell and not from a shell generated by the "appliance shell". Use the "chsh" command to change the shell for the account to "/bin/bash". Refer to KB Article 2100508 for more details:

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2100508

Vulnerability Number

V-259150

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCLD-80-000061

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# /opt/vmware/sbin/vami-lighttpd -p -f /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf 2>/dev/null|awk '/mimetype\.assign/,/\)/'|grep "text/"|grep -v "charset=utf-8"

If the command returns any value, this is a finding.

Note: The command must be run from a bash shell and not from a shell generated by the "appliance shell". Use the "chsh" command to change the shell for the account to "/bin/bash". Refer to KB Article 2100508 for more details:

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2100508

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5571