Title

The IIS 8.5 website must have a unique application pool. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Application pools isolate sites and applications to address reliability, availability, and security issues. Sites and applications may be grouped according to configurations, although each site will be associated with a unique application pool.

Check Content

Note: If the IIS Application Pool is hosting Microsoft SharePoint, this is Not Applicable. If this IIS 8.5 installation is supporting Microsoft Exchange and not otherwise hosting any content, this requirement is Not Applicable. Open the IIS 8.5 Manager. Expand "Sites" from the "Connections" pane. For every Site listed: Highlight Site name. Click "Basic Settings" and document the name of the Application Pool. If any Application Pools are being used for more than one website, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Open the IIS 8.5 Manager. Click the site name under review. Assign a unique application pool to each website.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-214484r879887_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-214484

Group Title: SRG-APP-000516-WSR-000174

Expert Comments

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