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The command shell options must be disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-13701 WA000-WI110 IIS6 SV-38159r1_rule ECSC-1 High
Description
The command shell can be used to call arbitrary commands at the web server from within an HTML page.
STIG Date
IIS6 Server 2015-06-01

Details

Check Text ( C-37540r1_chk )
Check the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC\Parameters for the following value: SSIEnableCmdDirective REG_DWORD 0.

If the key does not exist or if the value is not a REG_DWORD= 0, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32786r1_fix)
Set the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC\Parameters to the following value: SSIEnableCmdDirective REG_DWORD 0