STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft Office System 2010 STIG Version: 1 Release: 12 Benchmark Date: 27 Apr 2018:

Blogging entries created from inside Office products must be configured for Sharepoint only.

DISA Rule

SV-33464r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-17581

Group Title

DTOO212 - Control Blogging

Rule Version

DTOO212 - Office System

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2010 -> Miscellaneous “Control Blogging” to “Enabled (Only SharePoint blogs allowed)”.

Check Contents

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2010 -> Miscellaneous “Control Blogging” must be “Enabled (Only SharePoint blogs allowed)”.

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

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\Common\Blog

Criteria: If the value DisableBlog is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-17581

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTOO212 - Office System

Severity Override Guidance

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2010 -> Miscellaneous “Control Blogging” must be “Enabled (Only SharePoint blogs allowed)”.

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

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\Common\Blog

Criteria: If the value DisableBlog is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Responsibility

Information Assurance Officer

Target Key

2105

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