VMware vRealize Automation 7.x Lighttpd Security Technical Implementation Guide

The VMware vRealize Automation 7.x Lighttpd Security Technical Implementation Guide (V1 R2) has 62 STIG checks. New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist?, CKL vs CKLB, and STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

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Version

V1 · R2

CurrentPublished Wed Oct 25 2023 What changed in V1R2

Lighttpd must disable directory browsing.

VMware vRealize Automation 7.x Lighttpd Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Lighttpd must disable directory browsing.

Description

Discussion Text

If not disabled, the directory listing feature can be used to facilitate a directory traversal exploit. Directory listing must be disabled.

Lighttpd provides a configuration setting, dir-listing.activate, that must be set properly in order to globally disable directory listing.

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Objective

V-240255

Rule

SV-240255r879655_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

VRAU-LI-000345

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

grep '^dir-listing.activate' /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

If the value for "dir-listing.activate" is not set to "disable", this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

Configure the "lighttpd.conf" file with the following:

 dir-listing.activate  = "disable"

STIG check 41 of 62 in the VMware vRealize Automation 7.x Lighttpd STIG checklist

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