Details

The notListedIsapisAllowed attribute is a server-level setting that is located in the ApplicationHost.config file in the element of the section under . This element ensures that malicious users cannot copy unauthorized ISAPI binaries to the Web server and then run them. It is recommended that notListedIsapisAllowed be set to false.

Restricting this attribute to false will help prevent potentially malicious ISAPI extensions from being run.

Solution

To use IIS Manager to set the notListedIsapisAllowed attribute to false:
1. Open IIS Manager as Administrator
2. In the Connections pane on the left, select server to be configured
3. In Features View, select ISAPI and CGI Restrictions; in the Actions pane, select Open Feature
4. In the Actions pane, select Edit Feature Settings
5. In the Edit ISAPI and CGI Restrictions Settings dialog, clear the Allow unspecified ISAPI modules check box, if checked
6. Click OK

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/166

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Communications Protection.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|SC-18b.

Source

• Tenable.com/audits