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vSphere UI must record user access in a format that enables monitoring of remote access.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-239686 VCUI-67-000005 SV-239686r679252_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. Tomcat can be configured with an "AccessLogValve", a component that can be inserted into the request processing pipeline to provide robust access logging. The AccessLogValve creates log files in the same format as those created by standard web servers. When AccessLogValve is properly configured, log files will contain all the forensic information necessary in the case of a security incident. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000016-WSR-000005, SRG-APP-000089-WSR-000047, SRG-APP-000095-WSR-000056, SRG-APP-000096-WSR-000057, SRG-APP-000097-WSR-000058, SRG-APP-000098-WSR-000059, SRG-APP-000098-WSR-000060, SRG-APP-000099-WSR-000061, SRG-APP-000100-WSR-000064, SRG-APP-000374-WSR-000172, SRG-APP-000375-WSR-000171
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 UI Tomcat Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-04-15

Details

Check Text ( C-42919r679162_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml | xmllint --xpath '/Server/Service/Engine/Host/Valve[@className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve"]'/@pattern -

Expected result:

pattern="%h %{x-forwarded-for}i %l %u %t "%r" %s %b %{#hashedSessionId#}s %I %D"

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-42878r679163_fix)
Navigate to and open /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml.

Ensure the log pattern in the "org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" node is set to the following:

pattern="%h %{x-forwarded-for}i %l %u %t "%r" %s %b %{#hashedSessionId#}s %I %D"