Details
Sharing of web server content is a security risk when a web server is involved. Users accessing the share anonymously could experience privileged access to the content of such directories. Network sharable directories expose those directories and their contents to unnecessary access. Any unnecessary exposure increases the risk that someone could exploit that access and either compromises the web content or cause web server performance problems.
Solution
Remove the shares from the applicable directories.
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Access Control.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.
References
- 800-53|AC-6.
- CAT|II
- Rule-ID|SV-33109r2_rule
- STIG-ID|WG210_W22
- Vuln-ID|V-2226