Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Continuous Track Security Technical Implementation Guide

Overview

Version	Date	Finding Count (28)			Downloads
1	2018-06-12 2016-03-08 2016-02-22 2016-03-08 2016-02-22 2016-03-08 2016-02-22 2016-03-08 2016-02-22 2016-03-08 2016-02-22 2017-12-06 2018-03-14 2019-07-06 2019-07-06 2019-07-06 2019-07-06 2019-07-06 2019-07-06 2021-06-22 2021-06-22 2021-06-22 2021-06-22 2021-06-22 2021-06-22 2021-06-22 2021-06-22 2021-06-22 2021-06-22 2021-06-22	CAT I (High): 1	CAT II (Med): 18	CAT III (Low): 9	Excel	JSON	XML

STIG Description
This Security Technical Implementation Guide is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DoD) information systems. The requirements are derived from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 and related documents. Comments or proposed revisions to this document should be sent via e-mail to the following address: disa.stig_spt@mail.mil.

Available Profiles

Classified	Public	Sensitive
I - Mission Critical Classified	I - Mission Critical Public	I - Mission Critical Sensitive	II - Mission Support Classified	II - Mission Support Public	II - Mission Support Sensitive	III - Administrative Classified	III - Administrative Public	III - Administrative Sensitive

Findings (MAC I - Mission Critical Classified)

Finding ID	Severity	Title	Description
V-65677	High	Adobe Reader DC must have the latest Security-related Software Updates installed.	Security flaws with software applications are discovered daily. Vendors are constantly updating and patching their products to address newly discovered security vulnerabilities. Organizations...
V-64931	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must prevent opening files other than PDF or FDF.	Attachments represent a potential security risk because they can contain malicious content, open other dangerous files, or launch applications. Certainly file types such as .bin, .exe, .bat, and...
V-64933	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must block Flash Content.	Flash content is commonly hosted on a web page, but it can also be embedded in PDF and other documents. Flash could be used to surreptitious install malware on the end-users computer. Flash...
V-64939	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must disable all service access to Document Cloud Services.	By default, Adobe online services are tightly integrated in Adobe Reader DC. With the integration of Adobe Document Cloud, disabling this feature prevents the risk of additional attack...
V-64919	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must enable Enhanced Security in a Standalone Application.	PDFs have evolved from static pages to complex documents with features such as interactive forms, multimedia content, scripting, and other capabilities. These features leave PDFs vulnerable to...
V-64945	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must disable 3rd Party Web Connectors.	When 3rd Party Web Connectors are disabled it prevents the configuration of Adobe Reader DC access to third party services for file storage.
V-64941	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must disable Cloud Synchronization.	By default, Adobe online services are tightly integrated in Adobe Reader DC. When the Adobe Cloud synchronization is disabled it prevents the synchronization of desktop preferences across devices...
V-65679	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must enable FIPS mode.	Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The application must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards...
V-64949	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must disable access to Webmail.	When Webmail is disabled the user cannot configure a webmail account to send an open PDF document as an attachment. Users should have the ability to send documents as Microsoft Outlook...
V-65671	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must disable the ability to elevate (trusts) certified documents as a Privileged Location.	Privileged Locations allow the user to selectively trust files, folders, and hosts to bypass some security restrictions, such as enhanced security and protected view. By default, the user can...
V-64927	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must Block Websites.	Clicking any link to the Internet poses a potential security risk. Malicious websites can transfer harmful content or silently gather data. Acrobat Reader documents can connect to websites which...
V-64925	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must enable Protected View.	A threat to users of Adobe Reader DC is opening a PDF file that contains malicious executable content. Protected view restricts Adobe Reader DC functionality, within a sandbox, when a PDF is...
V-64923	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must enable Protected Mode.	A threat to users of Adobe Reader DC is opening a PDF file that contains malicious executable content. Protected mode provides a sandbox capability that prevents malicious PDF files from...
V-64921	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must enable Enhanced Security in a Browser.	PDFs have evolved from static pages to complex documents with features such as interactive forms, multimedia content, scripting, and other capabilities. These features leave PDFs vulnerable to...
V-64929	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must block access to Unknown Websites.	Because Internet access is a potential security risk, clicking any unknown website link to the Internet poses a potential security risk. Malicious websites can transfer harmful content or...
V-64951	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must disable Online SharePoint Access.	Disabling SharePoint disables or removes the user’s ability to add a SharePoint account access controls the application's ability to detect that a file came from a SharePoint server, and disables...
V-65669	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must disable the ability to elevate IE Trusts to Privileged Locations.	Privileged Locations allow the user to selectively trust files, folders, and hosts to bypass some security restrictions, such as enhanced security and protected view. By default, the user can...
V-65667	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must disable the ability to add Trusted Files and Folders.	Privileged Locations allow the user to selectively trust files, folders, and hosts to bypass some security restrictions, such as enhanced security and protected view. By default, the user can...
V-65665	Medium	Adobe Reader DC must disable the ability to specify Host-Based Privileged Locations.	Privileged Locations allow the user to selectively trust files, folders, and hosts to bypass some security restrictions, such as enhanced security and protected view. By default, the user can...
V-64935	Low	Adobe Reader DC must disable the ability to change the Default Handler.	Allowing user to make changes to an application case cause a security risk. When the Default PDF Handler is disabled, the end users will not be able to change the default PDF viewer.
V-64937	Low	Adobe Reader DC must disable the Adobe Send and Track plugin for Outlook.	When enabled, Adobe Send and Track button appears in Outlook. When an email is composed it enables the ability to send large files as public links through Outlook. The attached files can be...
V-64947	Low	Adobe Reader DC must disable Adobe Send for Signature.	The Adobe Document Cloud sign service allows users to send documents online for signature and sign from anywhere or any device. The signed documents are stored in the Adobe Cloud. The Adobe...
V-64943	Low	Adobe Reader DC must disable the Adobe Repair Installation.	When Repair Installation is disabled the user does not have the option (Help Menu) or functional to repair an Adobe Reader DC install.
V-65675	Low	Adobe Reader DC must disable periodical uploading of Adobe certificates.	By default, the user can update Adobe certificates from an Adobe server through the GUI. When uploading Adobe certificates is disabled, it prevents the automatic download and installation of...
V-65673	Low	Adobe Reader DC must disable periodical uploading of European certificates.	By default, the user can update European certificates from an Adobe server through the GUI. When uploading European certificates is disabled, it prevents the automatic download and installation...
V-66049	Low	Adobe Reader DC must disable Acrobat Upsell.	Products that don't provide the full set of features by default provide the user the opportunity to upgrade. Acrobat Upsell displays message which encourage the user to upgrade the product. For...
V-64953	Low	Adobe Reader DC must disable the Adobe Welcome Screen.	The Adobe Reader DC Welcome screen can be distracting and also has online links to the Adobe quick tips website, tutorials, blogs and community forums. When the Adobe Reader DC Welcome screen is...
V-64955	Low	Adobe Reader DC must disable Service Upgrades.	By default, Adobe online services are tightly integrated into Adobe Reader DC. Disabling Service Upgrades disables both updates to the product's web-plugin components as well as all services...