tc Server HORIZON must record user access in a format that enables monitoring of remote access.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-89911	VRAU-TC-000085	SV-100561r1_rule		Medium

Description
Remote access can be exploited by an attacker to compromise the server. By recording all remote access activities, it will be possible to determine the attacker's location, intent, and degree of success. As a Tomcat derivative, tc Server can be configured with an AccessLogValve. A Valve element represents a component that can be inserted into the request processing pipeline. The Access Log Valve creates log files in the same format as those created by standard web servers.

Description

Remote access can be exploited by an attacker to compromise the server. By recording all remote access activities, it will be possible to determine the attacker's location, intent, and degree of success. As a Tomcat derivative, tc Server can be configured with an AccessLogValve. A Valve element represents a component that can be inserted into the request processing pipeline. The Access Log Valve creates log files in the same format as those created by standard web servers.

STIG	Date
VMware vRealize Automation 7.x tc Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-10-12

Details

Check Text ( C-89603r1_chk )
Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/horizon/workspace/conf/server.xml. Navigate to the node. Verify that the node contains a node. If an "AccessLogValve" is not configured correctly or is missing, this is a finding. Note: The AccessLogValve should be configured as follows: directory="logs" pattern="%h %l %u %t "%r" %s %b" prefix="access_log" suffix=".txt" rotatable="false" requestAttributesEnabled="true" checkExists="true"/>

Check Text ( C-89603r1_chk )

Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/horizon/workspace/conf/server.xml.

Navigate to the node.

Verify that the node contains a node.

If an "AccessLogValve" is not configured correctly or is missing, this is a finding.

Note: The AccessLogValve should be configured as follows:

directory="logs"
pattern="%h %l %u %t "%r" %s %b"
prefix="access_log"
suffix=".txt"
rotatable="false"
requestAttributesEnabled="true"
checkExists="true"/>

Fix Text (F-96653r1_fix)
Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/horizon/workspace/conf/server.xml. Navigate to and locate . Configure the node with the below. Note: The AccessLogValve should be configured as follows: directory="logs" pattern="%h %l %u %t "%r" %s %b" prefix="localhost_access_log." suffix=".txt"/>