Details

Enumeration techniques, such as URL parameter manipulation, rely on being able to obtain information about the web server’s directory structure by locating directories without default pages. In this scenario, the web server will display to the user a listing of the files in the directory being accessed. Ensuring that directory listing is disabled is one approach to mitigating the vulnerability.

Solution

Navigate to and open /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-client/server/configuration/conf/web.xml.

Set the to ‘false’ in alllisting nodes.

Note: The setting should look like the following:

listingsfalse

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: System and Information Integrity.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|SI-11a.
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-001312
• Rule-ID|SV-239764r679519_rule
• STIG-ID|VCFL-67-000023
• Vuln-ID|V-239764

Source

• Tenable.com/audits