STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft Office System 2013 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 23 Oct 2020:

Office client polling of SharePoint servers published links must be disabled.

DISA Rule

SV-228516r508020_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-228516

Group Title

SRG-APP-000033

Rule Version

DTOO208

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000213 - The information system enforces approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Server Settings "Disable the Office client from polling the SharePoint Server for published links" to "Enabled".

Check Contents

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Server Settings "Disable the Office client from polling the SharePoint Server for published links" is set to "Enabled".

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\common\portal

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

Vulnerability Number

V-228516

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTOO208

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Server Settings "Disable the Office client from polling the SharePoint Server for published links" is set to "Enabled".

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\common\portal

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

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

4227

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