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V-256794

CAT II (Medium)

The vSphere UI directory tree must have permissions in an out-of-the-box state.

Rule ID

SV-256794r889381_rule

STIG

VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance UI Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

CCIs

CCI-001082, CCI-001813

Discussion

As a rule, accounts on a web server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and web authors require accounts on the machine hosting the web server. The resources to which these accounts have access must also be closely monitored and controlled. The vSphere UI files must be adequately protected with correct permissions as applied out of the box. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000030, SRG-APP-000380-WSR-000072

Check Content

At the command prompt, run the following command: 
 
# find /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/lib /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf -xdev -type f -a '(' -perm -o+w -o -not -user root -o -not -group root ')' -exec ls -ld {} \; 
 
If the command produces any output, this is a finding.

Fix Text

At the command prompt, run the following commands: 
 
# chmod o-w <file> 
# chown root:root <file> 
 
Repeat the commands for each file that was returned.