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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239751	VCFL-67-000009	SV-239751r679542_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. Virgo 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-000092-WSR-000055, 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

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. Virgo 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-000092-WSR-000055, 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 Virgo-Client Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-03-18

Details

Check Text ( C-42984r679478_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command: # xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-client/server/configuration/tomcat-server.xml \| sed '2 s/xmlns=".*"//g' \| 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.

Check Text ( C-42984r679478_chk )

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-client/server/configuration/tomcat-server.xml | sed '2 s/xmlns=".*"//g' | 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-42943r679479_fix)
Navigate to and open /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-client/server/configuration/tomcat-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"