Performance Charts must be configured to limit access to internal packages.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256621 | VCPF-70-000011 | SV-256621r888354_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. Performance Charts comes preconfigured with the appropriate packages defined in "package.access", and this configuration must be maintained. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Perfcharts Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-02-21 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-256621r888354_chk)
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# grep "package.access" /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/conf/catalina.properties
Expected result:
package.access=sun.,org.apache.catalina.,org.apache.coyote.,org.apache.jasper.,org.apache.tomcat.
If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60239r888353_fix)
Navigate to and open:
/usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/catalina.properties
Ensure the "package.access" line is configured as follows:
package.access=sun.,org.apache.catalina.,org.apache.coyote.,org.apache.jasper.,org.apache.tomcat.
Restart the service with the following command:
# vmon-cli --restart perfcharts