The IIS 8.5 website document directory must be in a separate partition from the IIS 8.5 websites system files.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-214463	IISW-SI-000224	SV-214463r508659_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
Microsoft IIS 8.5 Site Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-06-17

Details

Check Text ( C-15672r310593_chk )
Follow the procedures below for each site hosted on the IIS 8.5 web server: Open the IIS 8.5 Manager. Click the site name under review. Click the "Advanced Settings" from the "Actions" pane. Review the Physical Path. If the Path is on the same partition as the OS, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-15670r310594_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 name under review. Click the “Advanced Settings” from the "Actions" pane. Change the Physical Path to the new partition and directory location.