The vCenter UI service must be configured to limit data exposure between applications.

If RECYCLE_FACADES is true or if a security manager is in use, a new facade object will be created for each request. This reduces the chances that a bug in an application might expose data from one request to another.

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep RECYCLE_FACADES /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/catalina.properties

Example result:

org.apache.catalina.connector.RECYCLE_FACADES=true

If "org.apache.catalina.connector.RECYCLE_FACADES" is not set to "true", this is a finding.

If the "org.apache.catalina.connector.RECYCLE_FACADES" setting does not exist, this is not a finding.

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/catalina.properties

Update or remove the following line:

org.apache.catalina.connector.RECYCLE_FACADES=true

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart vsphere-ui