Web content directories must not be anonymously shared.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Sharing web content is a security risk when a web server is involved. Users accessing the share anonymously could experience privileged access to the content of such directories. Network sharable directories expose those directories and their contents to unnecessary access. Any unnecessary exposure increases the risk that someone could exploit that access and either compromises the web content or cause web server performance problems.
Property | Value |
---|---|
Responsibility | Web Administrator |
- ID
- SV-33022r1_rule
- Version
- WG210 A22
- Severity
- Medium
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Remove the shares from the applicable directories.