STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft Office System 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 14 Nov 2016:

Automation Security to enforce macro level security in Office documents must be configured.

DISA Rule

SV-85497r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-70873

Group Title

SRG-APP-000210

Rule Version

DTOO193

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001170 - The information system prevents the automatic execution of mobile code in organization-defined software applications.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2016 -> Security Settings "Automation Security" to "Enabled (Use application macro security level)".

Check Contents

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2016 -> Security Settings "Automation Security" is set to "Enabled (Use application macro security level)".

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

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\Common\Security

Criteria: If the value AutomationSecurity is REG_DWORD = 2, this is not a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-70873

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTOO193

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2016 -> Security Settings "Automation Security" is set to "Enabled (Use application macro security level)".

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

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\Common\Security

Criteria: If the value AutomationSecurity is REG_DWORD = 2, this is not a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

3117

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