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V-206382

Web Server Security Requirements Guide

CAT II

Title

The web server must have resource mappings set to disable the serving of certain file types.

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Resource mapping is the process of tying a particular file type to a process in the web server that can serve that type of file to a requesting client and to identify which file types are not to be delivered to a client. By not specifying which files can and which files cannot be served to a user, the web server could deliver to a user web server configuration files, log files, password files, etc. The web server must only allow hosted application file types to be served to a ...

Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)

Configure the web server to only serve file types to the user that are needed by the hosted applications. All other file types must be disabled.

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