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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.