Directory Browsing on the IIS 10.0 website must be disabled.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Directory browsing allows the contents of a directory to be displayed upon request from a web client. If directory browsing is enabled for a directory in IIS, users could receive a web page listing the contents of the directory. If directory browsing is enabled the risk of inadvertently disclosing sensitive content is increased.
- ID
- SV-218759r961158_rule
- Version
- IIST-SI-000231
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Follow the procedures below for each site hosted on the IIS 10.0 web server:
Open the IIS 10.0 Manager.
Click the Site.