tc Server VCAC must set an inactive timeout for sessions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-240841	VRAU-TC-000705	SV-240841r879673_rule		Medium

Description
Leaving sessions open indefinitely is a major security risk. An attacker can easily use an already authenticated session to access the hosted application as the previously authenticated user. By closing sessions after a set period of inactivity, the web server can make certain that those sessions that are not closed through the user logging out of an application are eventually closed. tc Server provides a session timeout parameter in the web.xml configuration file.

Description

Leaving sessions open indefinitely is a major security risk. An attacker can easily use an already authenticated session to access the hosted application as the previously authenticated user. By closing sessions after a set period of inactivity, the web server can make certain that those sessions that are not closed through the user logging out of an application are eventually closed. tc Server provides a session timeout parameter in the web.xml configuration file.

STIG	Date
VMware vRealize Automation 7.x tc Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-10-03

Details

Check Text ( C-44074r674265_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command: grep session-timeout /etc/vcac/web.xml If the value of is not "30" or is missing, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-44033r674266_fix)
Navigate to and open /etc/vcac/web.xml. Navigate to the node. Add the 30 node setting to the node.