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Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256785	VCUI-70-000008	SV-256785r918981_rule		Medium

Description

Verifying the vSphere UI application code is unchanged from its shipping state is essential for file validation and nonrepudiation of the vSphere UI. There is no reason the MD5 hash of the RPM original files should be changed after installation, excluding configuration files.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance UI Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-06-15

Check Text (C-60460r918980_chk)

At the command prompt, run the following command: # rpm -V vsphere-ui|grep "^..5......"|grep -v -E "\.prop|\.pass|\.xml|\.json" If there is any output, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60403r889353_fix)

Reinstall the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) or roll back to a snapshot. VMware does not support modifying the vSphere UI installation files manually.