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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-214470r879652_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 2022-12-09

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.
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".