Adobe Acrobat Pro XI third-party web connectors must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-75311	ADBP-XI-001300	SV-89991r1_rule		Low

Description
Third-party connectors include services such as Dropbox and Google Drive. When third-party web connectors are disabled, it prevents access to third-party services for file storage. Allowing access to online storage services introduces the risk of data loss or data exfiltration.

STIG	Date
Adobe Acrobat Pro XI Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-75095r2_chk )
Verify the following registry configuration: Note: The Key Name "cServices" is not created by default in the Acrobat Pro XI install and must be created. Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\FeatureLockDown\cServices Value Name: bToggleWebConnectors Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 If the value for bToggleWebConnectors is not set to “1” and Type is not configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-75095r2_chk )

Verify the following registry configuration:

Note: The Key Name "cServices" is not created by default in the Acrobat Pro XI install and must be created.

Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\FeatureLockDown\cServices

Value Name: bToggleWebConnectors
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

If the value for bToggleWebConnectors is not set to “1” and Type is not configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-81927r3_fix)
Configure the following registry value: Note: The Key Name "cServices" is not created by default in the Acrobat Pro XI install and must be created. Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\FeatureLockDown\cServices Value Name: bToggleWebConnectors Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1