SSI #exec Test

DOCUMENT:Q195291 29-NOV-2001 [iis] TITLE :How to Disable #exec in Server-Side Include Files PRODUCT :Internet Information Server PROD/VER::4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= For security reasons, Web administrators may want to disable the #exec function of Server Side Include (SSI) files. MORE INFORMATION ================ IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) metabase. Before you edit the metabase, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Configuration Backup/Restore" Help topic in the Internet Information Server snap-in for the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Internet Information Server (IIS) versions 3.0 and later allow command- line or CGI programs to be executed, and their text output to be returned as Web output. This is accomplished through the use of Server-Side Include (SSI) commands. An example of this type of command is as follows: SSI #exec Test

This functionality is enabled by default for the entire Web server. Web administrators may want to disable this feature. This is accomplished by performing the following steps: 1. On an IIS 4.0 computer with the Windows Script Host (WSH) installed, go to the following directory: <%SystemRoot%>\System32\Inetsrv\adminsamples 2. To disable #exec for the entire Web server use the following: cscript adsutil.vbs set w3svc/SSIExecDisable 1 -OR- For a specific virtual directory, you can use the following: cscript adsutil.vbs set w3svc/xx/root/vv/SSIExecDisable 1 Where xx = the instance of the Web server and vv = the virtual directory name. NOTE: This will not effect the #include command. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q203064 IIS: Notes on Server-Side Includes (SSI) Syntax Additional query words: iis ssi ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis400 Version : :4.0 Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.