Detections
Analytics
VCST-80-000144 - The vCenter STS service files must have permissions in an out-of-the-box state.
Information
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.Solution
At the command prompt, run the following commands:# chmod o-w <file>
# chown root:root <file>
Note: Substitute <file> with the listed file.
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_8-0_Y26M10_STIG.zip
Item Details
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-5(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001813, Rule-ID|SV-258998r1264900_rule, STIG-ID|VCST-80-000144, Vuln-ID|V-258998
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 596486df220c7e3ab2c7bcedba61cb94271ff6d1276d0ae8176b5309d6b03d04