STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

Publisher must be configured to prompt the user when another application programmatically opens a macro.

DISA Rule

SV-223390r508019_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-223390

Group Title

SRG-APP-000207

Rule Version

O365-PU-000001

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001662 - The information system takes organization-defined corrective action when organization-defined unacceptable mobile code is identified.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Set the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Publisher 2016 >> Security >> Publisher Automation Security Level to "Enabled" "By UI (prompted)"

Check Contents

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Publisher 2016 >> Security >> Publisher Automation Security Level is set to "Enabled" "By UI (prompted)".

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\security

If the value automationsecuritypublisher is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-223390

Documentable

False

Rule Version

O365-PU-000001

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Publisher 2016 >> Security >> Publisher Automation Security Level is set to "Enabled" "By UI (prompted)".

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\security

If the value automationsecuritypublisher is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4099

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