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Unspecified file extensions on a production IIS 10.0 web server must be removed.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

By allowing unspecified file extensions to execute, the web servers attack surface is significantly increased. This increased risk can be reduced by only allowing specific ISAPI extensions or CGI extensions to run on the web server.

ID
SV-218824r961863_rule
Version
IIST-SV-000158
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Open the IIS 10.0 Manager.

Click the IIS 10.0 web server name.

Double-click the "ISAPI and CGI restrictions" icon.