Details

Performance Charts performs user authentication at the application level and not through Tomcat. Depending on the VCSA version, Performance Charts may come configured with a ‘UserDatabaseRealm’. This should be removed as part of eliminating unnecessary features.

Solution

Navigate to and open /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/conf/server.xml.

Remove the node returned in the check.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|CM-7a.
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000381
• Rule-ID|SV-239411r674956_rule
• STIG-ID|VCPF-67-000010
• Vuln-ID|V-239411

Source

• Tenable.com/audits