Performance Charts directory tree must have permissions in an "out-of-the box" state.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239417	VCPF-67-000016	SV-239417r674974_rule		Medium

Description
Accounts on a web server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and web authors require accounts on the machine hosting the web server. The resources to which these accounts have access must also be closely monitored and controlled. Performance Charts files must be adequately protected with correct permissions as applied "out of the box". Satisfies: SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000030, SRG-APP-000380-WSR-000072

Description

Accounts on a web server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and web authors require accounts on the machine hosting the web server. The resources to which these accounts have access must also be closely monitored and controlled. Performance Charts files must be adequately protected with correct permissions as applied "out of the box". Satisfies: SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000030, SRG-APP-000380-WSR-000072

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 Perfcharts Tomcat Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-42650r674972_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command: # find /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/webapps/ -xdev -type f -a '(' -not -user perfcharts -o -not -group cis ')' -exec ls -A {} \; Expected result: /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/webapps/statsreport/WEB-INF/web.xml If the command does not produce output, this is NOT a finding. If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-42650r674972_chk )

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# find /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/webapps/ -xdev -type f -a '(' -not -user perfcharts -o -not -group cis ')' -exec ls -A {} \;

Expected result:

/usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/webapps/statsreport/WEB-INF/web.xml

If the command does not produce output, this is NOT a finding.

If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-42609r674973_fix)
At the command prompt, execute the following command: # chown perfcharts:cis Repeat the command for each file that was returned. Note: Replace for the name of the file that was returned.