Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Enhanced Security for standalone mode must be enabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-79359	AADC-CN-000205	SV-94065r1_rule		Medium

Description
Enhanced Security (ES) is a sandbox capability that restricts access to system resources. ES can be configured in two modes: Standalone mode is when Acrobat opens the desktop PDF client. ES Browser mode is when a PDF is opened via the browser plugin. When Enhanced Security is enabled and a PDF file tries to complete a restricted action from an untrusted location, a security warning must appear.Enhanced Security “hardens” the application against risky actions. It prevents cross domain access, prohibits script and data injection, blocks stream access to XObjects, silent printing, and execution of high privilege JavaScript.

Description

Enhanced Security (ES) is a sandbox capability that restricts access to system resources. ES can be configured in two modes: Standalone mode is when Acrobat opens the desktop PDF client. ES Browser mode is when a PDF is opened via the browser plugin. When Enhanced Security is enabled and a PDF file tries to complete a restricted action from an untrusted location, a security warning must appear.Enhanced Security “hardens” the application against risky actions. It prevents cross domain access, prohibits script and data injection, blocks stream access to XObjects, silent printing, and execution of high privilege JavaScript.

STIG	Date
Adobe Acrobat Professional DC Continuous Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-07-01

Details

Check Text ( C-78973r4_chk )
Verify the following registry configuration: Utilizing the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown Value Name: bEnhancedSecurityStandalone Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 If the value for bEnhancedSecurityStandalone is not set to “1” and Type is not configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, this is a finding. GUI path: Edit > Preferences > Security (Enhanced) > In the 'Enhanced Security' section> Verify 'Enable Enhanced Security' checkbox is checked and greyed out (locked). If the box is not checked nor greyed out (locked), this is a finding. Admin Template path: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > Security (Enhanced) > 'Enable Enhanced Security Standalone' must be set to 'Enabled'. This policy setting requires the installation of the AcrobatProDCContinuous custom templates included with the STIG package. "AcrobatProDCContinuous.admx" and "AcrobatProDCContinuous.adml" must be copied to the \Windows\PolicyDefinitions and \Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US directories respectively.

Check Text ( C-78973r4_chk )

Verify the following registry configuration:

Utilizing the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown

Value Name: bEnhancedSecurityStandalone
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

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

GUI path: Edit > Preferences > Security (Enhanced) > In the 'Enhanced Security' section> Verify 'Enable Enhanced Security' checkbox is checked and greyed out (locked). If the box is not checked nor greyed out (locked), this is a finding.

Admin Template path: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > Security (Enhanced) > 'Enable Enhanced Security Standalone' must be set to 'Enabled'.

This policy setting requires the installation of the AcrobatProDCContinuous custom templates included with the STIG package. "AcrobatProDCContinuous.admx" and "AcrobatProDCContinuous.adml" must be copied to the \Windows\PolicyDefinitions and \Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US directories respectively.

Fix Text (F-86131r4_fix)
Configure the following registry value: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown Value Name: bEnhancedSecurityStandalone Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > Security (Enhanced) > 'Enable Enhanced Security Standalone' to 'Enabled'. This policy setting requires the installation of the AcrobatProDCContinuous custom templates included with the STIG package. "AcrobatProDCContinuous.admx" and "AcrobatProDCContinuous.adml" must be copied to the \Windows\PolicyDefinitions and \Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US directories respectively.

Fix Text (F-86131r4_fix)

Configure the following registry value:

Registry Hive:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path:
\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown

Value Name: bEnhancedSecurityStandalone
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > Security (Enhanced) > 'Enable Enhanced Security Standalone' to 'Enabled'.

This policy setting requires the installation of the AcrobatProDCContinuous custom templates included with the STIG package. "AcrobatProDCContinuous.admx" and "AcrobatProDCContinuous.adml" must be copied to the \Windows\PolicyDefinitions and \Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US directories respectively.