STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft IIS 8.5 Site Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The application pools pinging monitor for each IIS 8.5 website must be enabled.

DISA Rule

SV-214490r508659_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-214490

Group Title

SRG-APP-000516-WSR-000174

Rule Version

IISW-SI-000257

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Open the IIS 8.5 Manager.

Click the “Application Pools”.

Perform for each Application Pool.

Highlight an Application Pool to review and click "Advanced Settings" in the "Actions" pane.

Scroll down to the "Process Model" section and set the value for "Ping Enabled" to "True".

Click “OK”.

Check Contents

Open the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

Click the “Application Pools”.

Perform for each Application Pool.

Highlight an Application Pool to review and click "Advanced Settings" in the "Actions" pane.

Scroll down to the "Process Model" section and verify the value for "Ping Enabled" is set to "True".

If the value for "Ping Enabled" is not set to "True", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-214490

Documentable

False

Rule Version

IISW-SI-000257

Severity Override Guidance

Open the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

Click the “Application Pools”.

Perform for each Application Pool.

Highlight an Application Pool to review and click "Advanced Settings" in the "Actions" pane.

Scroll down to the "Process Model" section and verify the value for "Ping Enabled" is set to "True".

If the value for "Ping Enabled" is not set to "True", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4001

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