Directory Browsing on the IIS 8.5 website must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-214470	IISW-SI-000231	SV-214470r508659_rule		Medium

Description
Directory browsing allows the contents of a directory to be displayed upon request from a web client. If directory browsing is enabled for a directory in IIS, users could receive a web page listing the contents of the directory. If directory browsing is enabled the risk of inadvertently disclosing sensitive content is increased.

STIG	Date
Microsoft IIS 8.5 Site Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-06-23

Details

Check Text ( C-15679r505318_chk )
Note: If the Directory Browsing feature is not enabled, this is Not Applicable. Follow the procedures below for each site hosted on the IIS 8.5 web server: Click the Site. Double-click the "Directory Browsing" icon. If the "Directory Browsing" is not installed, this is Not Applicable. Under the "Actions" pane verify "Directory Browsing" is "Disabled". If "Directory Browsing" is not "Disabled", this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-15679r505318_chk )

Note: If the Directory Browsing feature is not enabled, this is Not Applicable.

Follow the procedures below for each site hosted on the IIS 8.5 web server:

Click the Site.

Double-click the "Directory Browsing" icon.

If the "Directory Browsing" is not installed, this is Not Applicable.

Under the "Actions" pane verify "Directory Browsing" is "Disabled".

If "Directory Browsing" is not "Disabled", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-15677r505319_fix)
Follow the procedures below for each site hosted on the IIS 8.5 web server: Open the IIS 8.5 Manager. Click the Site. Double-click the "Directory Browsing" icon. Under the "Actions" pane click "Disabled".