vSphere UI must be configured to limit access to internal packages.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239691	VCUI-67-000010	SV-239691r679179_rule		Medium

Description
The "package.access" entry in the "catalina.properties" file implements access control at the package level. When properly configured, a Security Exception will be reported if an errant or malicious web app attempts to access the listed internal classes directly or if a new class is defined under the protected packages. The vSphere UI comes preconfigured with the appropriate packages defined in "package.access", and this configuration must be maintained.

Description

The "package.access" entry in the "catalina.properties" file implements access control at the package level. When properly configured, a Security Exception will be reported if an errant or malicious web app attempts to access the listed internal classes directly or if a new class is defined under the protected packages. The vSphere UI comes preconfigured with the appropriate packages defined in "package.access", and this configuration must be maintained.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-42924r679177_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep "package.access" /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/catalina.properties Expected result: package.access=sun.,org.apache.catalina.,org.apache.coyote.,org.apache.jasper.,org.apache.tomcat. If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-42883r679178_fix)
Navigate to and open /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/catalina.properties. Ensure that the "package.access" line is configured as follows: package.access=sun.,org.apache.catalina.,org.apache.coyote.,org.apache.jasper.,org.apache.tomcat.