Title

Directory Browsing on the IIS 8.5 website must be disabled. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

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.

Check Content

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

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".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-214470r879652_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-214470

Group Title: SRG-APP-000251-WSR-000157

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.