The web document (home) directory must be in a separate partition from the web server’s system files.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-3333	WG205 IIS7	SV-32378r3_rule		Medium

Description
The web document (home) directory is accessed by multiple anonymous users when the web server is in production. By locating the web document (home) directory on the same partition as the web server system file the risk for unauthorized access to these protected files is increased. Additionally, having the web document (home) directory path on the same drive as the system folders also increases the potential for a drive space exhaustion attack.

Description

The web document (home) directory is accessed by multiple anonymous users when the web server is in production. By locating the web document (home) directory on the same partition as the web server system file the risk for unauthorized access to these protected files is increased. Additionally, having the web document (home) directory path on the same drive as the system folders also increases the potential for a drive space exhaustion attack.

STIG	Date
IIS 7.0 WEB SITE STIG	2017-12-21

Details

Check Text ( C-32768r2_chk )
1. Open the IIS Manager. 2. Click the site name under review. 3. Click the Advanced Settings from the "Actions" Pane. 4. Review the Physical Path. If the Path is on the same partition as the OS, this is a finding. Note: If the ISSO has accepted the risk of not configuring this setting due to hosted application operability issues or failures, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-29069r1_fix)
1. Open the IIS Manager. 2. Click the site name under review. 3. Click the Advanced Settings from the Actions Pane. 4. Change the Physical Path to the new partition and directory location.