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vSphere UI must restrict its cookie path.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-256795VCUI-70-000018SV-256795r889384_ruleCCI-001664medium
Description
Cookies are used to exchange data between the web server and the client. Cookies, such as a session cookie, may contain session information and user credentials used to maintain a persistent connection between the user and the hosted application since HTTP/HTTPS is a stateless protocol. vSphere UI is bound to the "/ui" virtual path behind the reverse proxy, and its cookies are configured as such. This configuration must be confirmed and maintained.
STIGDate
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance UI 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.

NET-09.2Unique System-Generated Session Identifiers
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (12) 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-10Concurrent Session Control
1.00
AU-4(1)Transfer to Alternate Storage
1.00
CM-5(1)Automated Access Enforcement and Audit Records
1.00
CM-6Configuration Settings
1.00
CM-7Least Functionality
1.00
SC-2Separation of System and User Functionality
1.00
SC-23(3)Unique System-generated Session Identifiers
1.00
SC-5Denial-of-service Protection
1.00
SC-8Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity
1.00
SC-8(2)Pre- and Post-transmission Handling
1.00

+2 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

CCI1 mapping
CCI-001664
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-256795r889384_chk)

At the command prompt, run the following command: # xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/context.xml | xmllint --xpath '/Context/@sessionCookiePath' - Expected result: sessionCookiePath="/ui" If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60413r889383_fix)

Navigate to and open: /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/context.xml Add the following configuration to the <Context> node: sessionCookiePath="/ui" Example: <Context useHttpOnly="true" sessionCookieName="VSPHERE-UI-JSESSIONID" sessionCookiePath="/ui"> Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart vsphere-ui