ESX Agent Manager must be configured to limit access to internal packages.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256683 | VCEM-70-000011 | SV-256683r888605_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The "package.access" entry in the "catalina.properties" file implements access control at the package level. When properly configured, a Security Exception will be reported if an errant or malicious webapp attempts to access the listed internal classes directly or if a new class is defined under the protected packages. The ESX Agent Manager comes preconfigured with the appropriate packages defined in "package.access", and this configuration must be maintained. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance EAM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-06-15 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-256683r888605_chk)
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# grep "package.access" -A 5 /etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties
Expected result:
package.access=\
sun.,\
org.apache.catalina.,\
org.apache.coyote.,\
org.apache.tomcat.,\
org.apache.jasper.
If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60301r888604_fix)
Navigate to and open:
/etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties
Ensure the "package.access" line is configured as follows:
package.access=\
sun.,\
org.apache.catalina.,\
org.apache.coyote.,\
org.apache.tomcat.,\
org.apache.jasper.
Restart the service with the following command:
# vmon-cli --restart eam