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V-218756

CAT II

Non-ASCII characters in URLs must be prohibited by any IIS 10.0 website.

Ships Affected
2
Total Findings
4
Open
1
Closed
1

Check Text

Follow the procedures below for each site hosted on the IIS 10.0 web server: Open the IIS 10.0 Manager. Click the site name. Double-click the "Request Filtering" icon. Click "Edit Feature Settings" in the "Actions" pane. If the "Allow high-bit characters" check box is checked, this is a finding. Note: If this IIS 10.0 installation is supporting Microsoft Exchange, and not otherwise hosting any content, this requirement is Not Applicable.

Fix Text

Follow the procedures below for each site hosted on the IIS 10.0 web server: Open the IIS 10.0 Manager. Click the site name under review. Double-click the "Request Filtering" icon. Click "Edit Feature Settings" in the "Actions" pane. Uncheck the "Allow high-bit characters" check box.

STIG Reference

STIG
Microsoft IIS 10.0 Site Security Technical Implementation Guide
Version
2
Release
15
Rule ID
SV-218756r961152_rule

All Occurrences

This vulnerability appears on 2 ship(s)

Ship Hull # Source File Status Assigned To Scan Date Actions
LAB BASELINES BASELINE SCHR-P3-DP-001_IIS10Site_Default_Web_Site_V2R14_20260305-133115.cklb
Unassigned 2026-03-12T15:38:14.459023 View in Context
USNS MONTFORD POINT T-ESD-1 _Reviewed/MONT-DP-001/Checklist/MONT-DP-001_IIS10Site_Default_Web_Site_V2R12_20251023-143912.ckl
Unassigned 2026-01-14T12:57:35.375369 View in Context
USNS MONTFORD POINT T-ESD-1 _Reviewed/MONT-MB-002/Checklist/MONT-MB-002_IIS10Site_Exchange_Back_End_V2R12_20251023-152602.ckl
Unassigned 2026-01-14T12:57:33.300070 View in Context
USNS MONTFORD POINT T-ESD-1 _Reviewed/MONT-MB-002/Checklist/MONT-MB-002_IIS10Site_Default_Web_Site_V2R12_20251023-152518.ckl
Unassigned 2026-01-14T12:57:33.098574 View in Context
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