The vCenter UI service must set an inactive timeout for sessions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-259116	VCUI-80-000070	SV-259116r1003678_rule		Medium

Description
Leaving sessions open indefinitely is a major security risk. An attacker can easily use an already authenticated session to access the hosted application as the previously authenticated user. By closing sessions after a set period of inactivity, the web server can make certain that those sessions that are not closed through the user logging out of an application are eventually closed. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000295-AS-000263, SRG-APP-000389-AS-000253

Description

Leaving sessions open indefinitely is a major security risk. An attacker can easily use an already authenticated session to access the hosted application as the previously authenticated user. By closing sessions after a set period of inactivity, the web server can make certain that those sessions that are not closed through the user logging out of an application are eventually closed. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000295-AS-000263, SRG-APP-000389-AS-000253

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance User Interface (UI) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-62856r935250_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following command: # xmllint --format /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/web.xml \| sed 's/xmlns=".*"//g' \| xmllint --xpath '/web-app/session-config/session-timeout' - Example result: 30 If the value of "session-timeout" is not "30" or less, or is missing, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62765r935251_fix)
Navigate to and open: /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/web.xml Navigate to the node and configure the as follows: 30 true true Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart vsphere-ui