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

Publisher must disable all unsigned VBA macros.

DISA Rule

SV-223392r508019_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-223392

Group Title

SRG-APP-000131

Rule Version

O365-PU-000003

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001749 - The information system prevents the installation of organization-defined software components without verification the software component has been digitally signed using a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Set the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Publisher 2016\Security >> Trust Center >> VBA Macro Notification Settings >> VBA Macro Notification Settings must to Disable all except digitally signed macros.

Check Contents

Set policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Publisher 2016 >> Security >> Trust Center >> VBA Macro Notification Settings >> VBA Macro Notification Settings to "Enabled" "Disable all except digitally signed macros"

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

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\publisher\security

If the value vbawarnings is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-223392

Documentable

False

Rule Version

O365-PU-000003

Severity Override Guidance

Set policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Publisher 2016 >> Security >> Trust Center >> VBA Macro Notification Settings >> VBA Macro Notification Settings to "Enabled" "Disable all except digitally signed macros"

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

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\publisher\security

If the value vbawarnings is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4099

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