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

Office must be configured to not allow read with browsers.

DISA Rule

SV-228555r508020_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-228555

Group Title

SRG-APP-000328

Rule Version

DTOO200

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002165 - The information system enforces organization-defined discretionary access control policies over defined subjects and objects.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Manage Restricted Permissions "Allow users with earlier versions of Office to read with browsers" to "Disabled".

Check Contents

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Manage Restricted Permissions "Allow users with earlier versions of Office to read with browsers" is set to "Disabled".

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

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

Vulnerability Number

V-228555

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTOO200

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Manage Restricted Permissions "Allow users with earlier versions of Office to read with browsers" is set to "Disabled".

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

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4227

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