HAProxy session IDs must be sent to the client using SSL/TLS.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-240087	VRAU-HA-000440	SV-240087r879810_rule		Medium

Description
The HTTP protocol is a stateless protocol. To maintain a session, a session identifier is used. The session identifier is a piece of data that is used to identify a session and a user. If the session identifier is compromised by an attacker, the session can be hijacked. By encrypting the session identifier, the identifier becomes more difficult for an attacker to hijack, decrypt, and use before the session has expired. In order to protect the integrity and confidentiality of the remote sessions, HAProxy uses SSL/TLS.

Description

The HTTP protocol is a stateless protocol. To maintain a session, a session identifier is used. The session identifier is a piece of data that is used to identify a session and a user. If the session identifier is compromised by an attacker, the session can be hijacked. By encrypting the session identifier, the identifier becomes more difficult for an attacker to hijack, decrypt, and use before the session has expired. In order to protect the integrity and confidentiality of the remote sessions, HAProxy uses SSL/TLS.

STIG	Date
VMW vRealize Automation 7.x HA Proxy Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-09-12

Details

Check Text ( C-43320r665428_chk )
At the command line execute the following command: grep -En '\sssl\s' /etc/haproxy/conf.d/*.cfg If the command does not return the two lines below, this is a finding. /etc/haproxy/conf.d/20-vcac.cfg:4: bind 0.0.0.0:443 ssl crt /etc/apache2/server.pem ciphers FIPS:+3DES:!aNULL no-sslv3 /etc/haproxy/conf.d/30-vro-config.cfg:2: bind :8283 ssl crt /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/server.pem ciphers FIPS:+3DES:!aNULL no-sslv3

Check Text ( C-43320r665428_chk )

At the command line execute the following command:

grep -En '\sssl\s' /etc/haproxy/conf.d/*.cfg

If the command does not return the two lines below, this is a finding.

/etc/haproxy/conf.d/20-vcac.cfg:4: bind 0.0.0.0:443 ssl crt /etc/apache2/server.pem ciphers FIPS:+3DES:!aNULL no-sslv3
/etc/haproxy/conf.d/30-vro-config.cfg:2: bind :8283 ssl crt /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/server.pem ciphers FIPS:+3DES:!aNULL no-sslv3

Fix Text (F-43279r665429_fix)
Navigate to and open /etc/haproxy/conf.d/30-vro-config.cfg Navigate to and configure the "frontend https-in-vro-config" section with the following value: bind :8283 ssl crt /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/server.pem ciphers FIPS:+3DES:!aNULL no-sslv3 Navigate to and open /etc/haproxy/conf.d/20-vcac.cfg Navigate to and configure the "frontend https-in" section with the following value: bind 0.0.0.0:443 ssl crt /etc/apache2/server.pem ciphers FIPS:+3DES:!aNULL no-sslv3

Fix Text (F-43279r665429_fix)

Navigate to and open /etc/haproxy/conf.d/30-vro-config.cfg

Navigate to and configure the "frontend https-in-vro-config" section with the following value:

bind :8283 ssl crt /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/server.pem ciphers FIPS:+3DES:!aNULL no-sslv3

Navigate to and open /etc/haproxy/conf.d/20-vcac.cfg

Navigate to and configure the "frontend https-in" section with the following value:

bind 0.0.0.0:443 ssl crt /etc/apache2/server.pem ciphers FIPS:+3DES:!aNULL no-sslv3