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Microsoft IIS 10.0 Site Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149
Double encoded URL requests must be prohibited by any IIS 10.0 website.
Double encoded URL requests must be prohibited by any IIS 10.0 website.
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Double encoded URL requests must be prohibited by any IIS 10.0 website.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Request filtering enables administrators to create a more granular rule set with which to allow or reject inbound web content. Setting limits on web requests ensures availability of web services and mitigates the risk of buffer overflow type attacks. When the "Allow double escaping" option is disabled, it prevents attacks that rely on double-encoded requests.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>