Mappings to unused and vulnerable scripts on the IIS 10.0 website must be removed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-218744	IIST-SI-000215	SV-218744r558649_rule		Medium

Description
IIS 10.0 will either allow or deny script execution based on file extension. The ability to control script execution is controlled through two features with IIS 10.0, Request Filtering and Handler Mappings. For Handler Mappings, the ISSO must document and approve all allowable file extensions the website allows (white list) and denies (black list). The white list and black list will be compared to the Handler Mappings in IIS 8. Handler Mappings at the site level take precedence over Handler Mappings at the server level.

Description

IIS 10.0 will either allow or deny script execution based on file extension. The ability to control script execution is controlled through two features with IIS 10.0, Request Filtering and Handler Mappings. For Handler Mappings, the ISSO must document and approve all allowable file extensions the website allows (white list) and denies (black list). The white list and black list will be compared to the Handler Mappings in IIS 8. Handler Mappings at the site level take precedence over Handler Mappings at the server level.

STIG	Date
Microsoft IIS 10.0 Site Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-06-23

Details

Check Text ( C-20217r311130_chk )
For Handler Mappings, the ISSO must document and approve all allowable scripts the website allows (white list) and denies (black list). The white list and black list will be compared to the Handler Mappings in IIS 10.0. Handler Mappings at the site level take precedence over Handler Mappings at the server level. Open the IIS 10.0 Manager. Click the site name under review. Double-click "Handler Mappings". If any script file extensions from the black list are enabled, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-20217r311130_chk )

For Handler Mappings, the ISSO must document and approve all allowable scripts the website allows (white list) and denies (black list). The white list and black list will be compared to the Handler Mappings in IIS 10.0. Handler Mappings at the site level take precedence over Handler Mappings at the server level.

Open the IIS 10.0 Manager.

Click the site name under review.

Double-click "Handler Mappings".

If any script file extensions from the black list are enabled, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-20215r311131_fix)
Open the IIS 10.0 Manager. Click the site name under review. Double-click "Handler Mappings". Remove any script file extensions listed on the black list that are enabled. Select "Apply" from the "Actions" pane.