Title

The web server must have Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) disabled. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

A web server can be installed with functionality that, just by its nature, is not secure. Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) is an extension to the HTTP protocol that, when developed, was meant to allow users to create, change, and move documents on a server, typically a web server or web share. Allowing this functionality, development, and deployment is much easier for web authors. WebDAV is not widely used and has serious security concerns because it may allow clients to modify unauthorized files on the web server.

Check Content

Review the web server documentation and deployment configuration to determine if Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) is enabled. If WebDAV is enabled, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the web server to disable Web Distributed Authoring.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-206383r960963_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-206383

Group Title: SRG-APP-000141

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