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Microsoft IIS 10.0 Site Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000083

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  • The IIS 10.0 website must have resource mappings set to disable the serving of certain file types.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;IIS 10.0 will either allow or deny script execution based on file extension. The ability to control script execution is contr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000085

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    Group
  • The IIS 10.0 website must have Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A web server can be installed with functionality that by its nature is not secure. Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) is an e...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000142-WSR-000089

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    Group
  • Each IIS 10.0 website must be assigned a default host header.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The web server must be configured to listen on a specified IP address and port. Without specifying an IP address and port for...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000172-WSR-000104

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    Group
  • A private IIS 10.0 website authentication mechanism must use client certificates to transmit session identifier to assure integrity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A DoD private website must use PKI as an authentication mechanism for web users. Information systems residing behind web serv...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000031

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    Group
  • Anonymous IIS 10.0 website access accounts must be restricted.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Many of the security problems that occur are not the result of a user gaining access to files or data for which the user does...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000224-WSR-000136

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    Group
  • The IIS 10.0 website must generate unique session identifiers that cannot be reliably reproduced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Communication between a client and the web server is done using the HTTP protocol, but HTTP is a stateless protocol. To maint...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000233-WSR-000146

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    Group
  • The IIS 10.0 website document directory must be in a separate partition from the IIS 10.0 websites system files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The content database is accessed by multiple anonymous users when the web server is in production. By locating the content da...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149

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    Group
  • The IIS 10.0 website must be configured to limit the maxURL.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Request filtering replaces URLScan in IIS, enabling administrators to create a more granular rule set with which to allow or ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149

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    Group
  • The IIS 10.0 website must be configured to limit the size of web requests.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By setting limits on web requests, it ensures availability of web services and mitigates the risk of buffer overflow type att...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149

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    Group
  • The IIS 10.0 websites Maximum Query String limit must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Setting limits on web requests helps to ensure availability of web services and may also help mitigate the risk of buffer ove...
    Rule Medium Severity

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