STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft Excel 2013 STIG Version: 1 Release: 7 Benchmark Date: 27 Apr 2018:

WEBSERVICE functions must be disabled.

DISA Rule

SV-53841r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-41344

Group Title

DTOO418 - Disable WEBSERVICE functions

Rule Version

DTOO418

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 policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Excel 2013 -> Excel Options -> Security -> " WEBSERVICE Function Notification Settings" is set to "Enabled: Disable all with notifications".

Check Contents

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Excel 2013 -> Excel Options -> Security -> " WEBSERVICE Function Notification Settings" is set to "Enabled: Disable all with notifications".

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

HKCU\software\policies\Microsoft\office\15.0\excel\security

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

Vulnerability Number

V-41344

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTOO418

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Excel 2013 -> Excel Options -> Security -> " WEBSERVICE Function Notification Settings" is set to "Enabled: Disable all with notifications".

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

HKCU\software\policies\Microsoft\office\15.0\excel\security

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

Check Content Reference

M

Responsibility

Information Assurance Officer

Target Key

2478

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