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ESX Agent Manager must set the secure flag for cookies.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-239399 VCEM-67-000028 SV-239399r674691_rule Medium
Description
The secure flag is an option that can be set by the application server when sending a new cookie to the user within an HTTP Response. The purpose of the secure flag is to prevent cookies from being observed by unauthorized parties due to the transmission of a cookie in clear text. By setting the secure flag, the browser will prevent the transmission of a cookie over an unencrypted channel. The ESX Agent Manager is configured to only be accessible over a TLS tunnel, but this cookie flag is still a recommended best practice.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 EAM Tomcat Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-06-17

Details

Check Text ( C-42632r674689_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-eam/web/webapps/eam/WEB-INF/web.xml | sed 's/xmlns=".*"//g' | xmllint --xpath '/web-app/session-config/cookie-config/secure' -

Expected result:

true

If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-42591r674690_fix)
Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-eam/web/webapps/eam/WEB-INF/web.xml

Navigate to the /// node and configure it as follows:


true
true