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All vCenter database (VCDB) tables must be owned by the "vc" user account.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-256596VCPG-70-000006SV-256596r918971_ruleCCI-001499medium
Description
Within the database, object ownership implies full privileges to the owned object, including the privilege to assign access to the owned objects to other subjects. Database functions and procedures can be coded using definer's rights. This allows anyone who uses the object to perform the actions if they are the owner. If not properly managed, this can lead to privileged actions being taken by unauthorized individuals. VCDB is configured out of the box to be owned by the "vc" Postgres user. This configuration must be verified and maintained.
STIGDate
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide2023-06-15

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 3 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

CHG-04.5Library Privileges
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (56) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-3(7)Role-based Access Control
1.00
AC-4Information Flow Enforcement
1.00
AC-6(10)Prohibit Non-privileged Users from Executing Privileged Functions
1.00

+46 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

CCI1 mapping
CCI-001499
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-256596r918971_chk)

At the command prompt, run the following command: # /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -d VCDB -U postgres -t -A -c "\dt;" | grep -v 'table|vc' If any tables are returned, this is a finding. Note: Upgrades may introduce new tables that are owned by the "postgres" user and can be updated to be owned by the "vc" user.

Fix Text (F-60214r918970_fix)

At the command prompt, run the following command: # /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -d VCDB -U postgres -c "ALTER TABLE <tablename> OWNER TO vc;" Replace <tablename> with the name of the table discovered during the check.