IISW-SV-000139 - The IIS 8.5 web server Indexing must only index web content.

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Information

The indexing service can be used to facilitate a search function for websites. Enabling indexing may facilitate a directory traversal exploit and reveal unwanted information to a malicious user. Indexing must be limited to web document directories only.

Solution

Run MMC.

Add the Indexing Service snap-in.

Edit the indexed directories to only include web document directories.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_IIS_8-5_Y23M01_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001312, Rule-ID|SV-214424r879655_rule, STIG-ID|IISW-SV-000139, STIG-Legacy|SV-91431, STIG-Legacy|V-76735, Vuln-ID|V-214424

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: e310b796e7cfaacca7425a89334dbf067769dad73c51d5836fbe8369e1fa4e22