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The vSphere UI must not show directory listings.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-256800VCUI-70-000023SV-256800r889399_ruleCCI-001312medium
Description
Enumeration techniques, such as URL parameter manipulation, rely on being able to obtain information about the web server's directory structure by locating directories without default pages. In this scenario, the web server will display to the user a listing of the files in the directory being accessed. Ensuring directory listing is disabled is one approach to mitigating the vulnerability.
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.

TDA-19Error Handling
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (19) 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-6(9)Log Use of Privileged Functions
1.00
AU-10Non-repudiation
1.00
AU-12Audit Record Generation
1.00
AU-14(1)System Start-up
1.00
AU-3Content of Audit Records
1.00
AU-3(1)Additional Audit Information
1.00
AU-9Protection of Audit Information
1.00
CM-3(5)Automated Security Response
1.00
CM-5(1)Automated Access Enforcement and Audit Records
1.00

+9 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

CCI1 mapping
CCI-001312
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-256800r889399_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 '//param-name[text()="listings"]/parent::init-param' - Expected result: <init-param> <param-name>listings</param-name> <param-value>false</param-value> </init-param> If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60418r889398_fix)

Navigate to and open: /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/web.xml Set the <param-value> to "false" in all <param-name>listing</param-name> nodes. Note: The setting should look like the following: <init-param> <param-name>listings</param-name> <param-value>false</param-value> </init-param> Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart vsphere-ui