VAMI must be configured to monitor remote access.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239718	VCLD-67-000004	SV-239718r816785_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. VAMI uses the "mod_accesslog" module to log information relating to remote requests. These logs can then be piped to external monitoring systems. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000016-WSR-000005

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 VAMI-lighttpd Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-42951r816784_chk )
Note: The below command must be run from a bash shell and not from a shell generated by the "appliance shell". Use the "chsh" command to change the shell for the account to "/bin/bash". At the command prompt, execute the following command: # /opt/vmware/sbin/vami-lighttpd -p -f /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf\|awk '/server\.modules/,/\)/'\|grep mod_accesslog Expected result: "mod_accesslog", If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-42951r816784_chk )

Note: The below command must be run from a bash shell and not from a shell generated by the "appliance shell". Use the "chsh" command to change the shell for the account to "/bin/bash".

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# /opt/vmware/sbin/vami-lighttpd -p -f /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf|awk '/server\.modules/,/\)/'|grep mod_accesslog

Expected result:

"mod_accesslog",

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

Fix Text (F-42910r679263_fix)
Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf. Add the following value in the "server.modules" section: mod_accesslog The result should be similar to the following: server.modules = ( "mod_access", "mod_accesslog", "mod_proxy", "mod_cgi", "mod_rewrite", "mod_magnet", "mod_setenv", # 7 )