vSphere UI must have mappings set for Java servlet pages.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256790 | VCUI-70-000013 | SV-256790r889369_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Resource mapping is the process of tying a particular file type to a process in the web server that can serve that type of file to a requesting client and identify which file types are not to be delivered to a client. By not specifying which files can and cannot be served to a user, the web server could deliver to a user web server configuration files, log files, password files, etc. As Tomcat is a Java-based web server, the main file extension used is *.jsp. This check ensures the *.jsp and *.jspx file types has been properly mapped to servlets. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance UI Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-06-15 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
- DISA · V1R2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
- DISA · V1R2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000381
1.00
- DISA · V1R2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-256790r889369_chk)
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/web.xml | sed 's/xmlns=".*"//g' | xmllint --xpath '/web-app/servlet-mapping/servlet-name[text()="jsp"]/parent::servlet-mapping' -
Expected result:
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern>
<url-pattern>*.jspx</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
If the .jsp and .jspx file url-patterns are not configured as in the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60408r889368_fix)
Navigate to and open:
/usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/web.xml
Navigate to and locate the mapping for the JSP servlet. It is the <servlet-mapping> node that contains <servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name>.
Configure the <servlet-mapping> node to look like the code snippet below:
<!-- The mappings for the JSP servlet -->
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern>
<url-pattern>*.jspx</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
Restart the service with the following command:
# vmon-cli --restart vsphere-ui