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Microsoft IIS 10.0 Server Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000516-WSR-000174
Unspecified file extensions on a production IIS 10.0 web server must be removed.
Unspecified file extensions on a production IIS 10.0 web server must be removed.
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Unspecified file extensions on a production IIS 10.0 web server must be removed.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>