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Microsoft IIS 10.0 Site Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149
Non-ASCII characters in URLs must be prohibited by any IIS 10.0 website.
Non-ASCII characters in URLs must be prohibited by any IIS 10.0 website.
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Non-ASCII characters in URLs must be prohibited by any IIS 10.0 website.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Setting limits on web requests ensures availability of web services and mitigates the risk of buffer overflow type attacks. The allow high-bit characters Request Filter enables rejection of requests containing non-ASCII characters.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>