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Microsoft IIS 10.0 Site Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149
The IIS 10.0 website must be configured to limit the maxURL.
The IIS 10.0 website must be configured to limit the maxURL.
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The IIS 10.0 website must be configured to limit the maxURL.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Request filtering replaces URLScan in IIS, enabling administrators to create a more granular rule set with which to allow or reject inbound web content. By setting limits on web requests, it helps to ensure availability of web services and may also help mitigate the risk of buffer overflow type attacks. The MaxURL Request Filter limits the number of bytes the server will accept in a URL.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>