ABSTRACT

Publicly exposing information about a service can provide attackers with valuable insight into how they might exploit the service.

EXPLANATION

The <serviceMetadata> tag enables the metadata publishing feature. Service metadata could contain sensitive information that should not be publicly accessible.

REFERENCES

[1] Microsoft

[2] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2004 - (OWASP 2004) A10 Insecure Configuration Management

[3] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2007 - (OWASP 2007) A6 Information Leakage and Improper Error Handling

[4] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2010 - (OWASP 2010) A6 Security Misconfiguration

[5] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3 - (STIG 3) APP3120 CAT II

[6] Standards Mapping - FIPS200 - (FISMA) CM

[7] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration - (CWE) CWE ID 651

[8] Standards Mapping - Web Application Security Consortium 24 + 2 - (WASC 24 + 2) Information Leakage

[9] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.1 - (PCI 1.1) Requirement 6.5.10

[10] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 2.0 - (PCI 2.0) Requirement 6.5.5

[11] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.2 - (PCI 1.2) Requirement 6.5.6