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

The ability to create an online presentation programmatically must be disabled.

DISA Rule

SV-85515r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-70891

Group Title

SRG-APP-000210

Rule Version

DTOO409

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 -> Present Online -> "Restrict programmatic access for creating online presentations in PowerPoint and Word" to "Enabled".

Check Contents

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2016 -> Present Online -> "Restrict programmatic access for creating online presentations in PowerPoint and Word" is set to "Enabled".

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

HKCU\software\policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\common\broadcast

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

Vulnerability Number

V-70891

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTOO409

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2016 -> Present Online -> "Restrict programmatic access for creating online presentations in PowerPoint and Word" is set to "Enabled".

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

HKCU\software\policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\common\broadcast

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

3117

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