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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-213134	AADC-CN-001300	SV-213134r766556_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 Professional DC Continuous Track Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-06-22

Details

Check Text ( C-14371r766554_chk )
Verify the following registry configuration: Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\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. Admin Template path: Computer Configuration > Administrative Template > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > 'Third-party web connectors' must be set to 'Disabled'.

Check Text ( C-14371r766554_chk )

Verify the following registry configuration:

Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\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.

Admin Template path: Computer Configuration > Administrative Template > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > 'Third-party web connectors' must be set to 'Disabled'.

Fix Text (F-14369r766555_fix)
Configure the following registry value: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cServices Value Name: bToggleWebConnectors Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration > Administrative Template > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > 'Third-party web connectors' to 'Disabled'.