The web document (home) directory must be in a separate partition from the web server’s system files.

Part of WG205

SV-32378r3_rule The web document (home) directory must be in a separate partition from the web server’s system files.

Vulnerability discussion

The web document (home) directory is accessed by multiple anonymous users when the web server is in production. By locating the web document (home) directory on the same partition as the web server system file the risk for unauthorized access to these protected files is increased. Additionally, having the web document (home) directory path on the same drive as the system folders also increases the potential for a drive space exhaustion attack.

Check content

1. Open the IIS Manager. 2. Click the site name under review. 3. Click the Advanced Settings from the "Actions" Pane. 4. Review the Physical Path. If the Path is on the same partition as the OS, this is a finding. Note: If the ISSO has accepted the risk of not configuring this setting due to hosted application operability issues or failures, this is not a finding.

Fix text

1. Open the IIS Manager. 2. Click the site name under review. 3. Click the Advanced Settings from the Actions Pane. 4. Change the Physical Path to the new partition and directory location.

Pro Tips

Lavender hyperlinks in small type off to the right (of CSS class id, if you view the page source) point to globally unique URIs for each document and item. Copy the link location and paste anywhere you need to talk unambiguously about these things.

You can obtain data about documents and items in other formats. Simply provide an HTTP header Accept: text/turtle or Accept: application/rdf+xml.