VAMI must remove all mappings to unused scripts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256657	VCLD-70-000013	SV-256657r888493_rule		Medium

Description
Scripts allow server-side processing on behalf of the hosted application user or as processes needed in the implementation of hosted applications. Removing scripts not needed for application operation or deemed vulnerable helps to secure the web server. To ensure scripts are not added to the web server and run maliciously, script mappings that are not needed or used by the web server for hosted application operation must be removed.

Description

Scripts allow server-side processing on behalf of the hosted application user or as processes needed in the implementation of hosted applications. Removing scripts not needed for application operation or deemed vulnerable helps to secure the web server. To ensure scripts are not added to the web server and run maliciously, script mappings that are not needed or used by the web server for hosted application operation must be removed.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 VAMI Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-06-15

Details

Check Text ( C-60332r888491_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following command: # /opt/vmware/sbin/vami-lighttpd -p -f /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf 2>/dev/null\|awk '/cgi\.assign/,/\)/'\|sed -e 's/^[ ]*//' Expected result: cgi.assign = ( ".py" => "/usr/bin/python", ".cgi" => "/usr/bin/python", # 2 ) If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding. Note: The 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". Refer to KB Article 2100508 for more details: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2100508

Check Text ( C-60332r888491_chk )

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# /opt/vmware/sbin/vami-lighttpd -p -f /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf 2>/dev/null|awk '/cgi\.assign/,/\)/'|sed -e 's/^[ ]*//'

Expected result:

cgi.assign = (
".py" => "/usr/bin/python",
".cgi" => "/usr/bin/python",
# 2
)

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

Note: The 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". Refer to KB Article 2100508 for more details:

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2100508

Fix Text (F-60275r888492_fix)
Navigate to and open: /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf Configure the "cgi.assign" section to the following: cgi.assign = ( ".py" => "/usr/bin/python", ".cgi" =>"/usr/bin/python" ) Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart applmgmt