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APACHE 2.2 Server for Windows Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • WA000-WWA052

    Group
  • The FollowSymLinks setting must be disabled.

    The Options directive configures the web server features that are available in particular directories. The FollowSymLinks option controls the ability of the server to follow symbolic links. A symbo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA000-WWA054

    Group
  • Server side includes (SSIs) must run with execution capability disabled.

    The Options directive configures the web server features that are available in particular directories. The IncludesNOEXEC feature controls the ability of the server to utilize SSIs while disabling...
    Rule High Severity
  • WA000-WWA056

    Group
  • WA000-WWA058

    Group
  • Directory indexing must be disabled on directories not containing index files.

    Directory options directives are directives that can be applied to further restrict access to file and directories. If a URL which maps to a directory is requested, and there is no DirectoryIndex ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA000-WWA060

    Group
  • WA000-WWA062

    Group
  • The HTTP request header fields must be limited.

    Buffer overflow attacks are carried out by a malicious attacker sending amounts of data that the web server cannot store in a given size buffer. The eventual overflow of this buffer can overwrite s...
    Rule Medium Severity

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