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IIS Directory Browsing Detection

ID: iis-directory-browsing

Severity: high

Author: pussycat0x

Tags: iis,windows,file,hardening

Description

Section titled “Description”

Ensures IIS directory browsing is disabled to prevent exposure of file structures.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: iis-directory-browsing


info:
  name: IIS Directory Browsing Detection
  author: pussycat0x
  severity: high
  description: |
    Ensures IIS directory browsing is disabled to prevent exposure of file structures.
  reference:
    - https://wiki.devsecopsguides.com/docs/checklists/iis/
  tags: iis,windows,file,hardening


file:
  - extensions:
      - all


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "<system.webServer>"


      - type: word
        words:
          - '<directoryBrowse enabled="true" />'
        negative: true
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "file/audit/iis/iis-directory-browsing.yaml"

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