Plugins approved for use must be enabled

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-35789	DTBC-0035	SV-47076r2_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
"Specifies a list of plugins that are enabled in Google Chrome and prevents users from changing this setting. The wildcard characters '' and '?' can be used to match sequences of arbitrary characters. '' matches an arbitrary number of characters while '?' specifies an optional single character, i.e. matches zero or one characters. The escape character is '\', so to match actual '*', '?', or '\' characters, you can put a '\' in front of them. The specified list of plugins is always used in Google Chrome if they are installed. The plugins are marked as enabled in 'about:plugins' and users cannot disable them. Note that this policy overrides both DisabledPlugins and DisabledPluginsExceptions. If this policy is left not set the user can disable any plugin installed on the system." - Google Chrome Administrators Policy List

Description

"Specifies a list of plugins that are enabled in Google Chrome and prevents users from changing this setting. The wildcard characters '*' and '?' can be used to match sequences of arbitrary characters. '*' matches an arbitrary number of characters while '?' specifies an optional single character, i.e. matches zero or one characters. The escape character is '\', so to match actual '*', '?', or '\' characters, you can put a '\' in front of them. The specified list of plugins is always used in Google Chrome if they are installed. The plugins are marked as enabled in 'about:plugins' and users cannot disable them. Note that this policy overrides both DisabledPlugins and DisabledPluginsExceptions. If this policy is left not set the user can disable any plugin installed on the system." - Google Chrome Administrators Policy List

STIG	Date
Google Chrome v24 Windows STIG	2013-02-21

Details

Check Text ( C-44135r3_chk )
Universal method (Requires Chrome Browser v15 or later): 1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy 2. If EnabledPlugins is not displayed under the Policy Name column or does not contain list of administrator approved Plugins under the Policy Value column, then this is a finding. Suggested: the set or subset of Java,Shockwave Flash,Chrome PDF Viewer Windows method: 1. Start regedit 2. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EnabledPlugins 3. If the EnabledPlugins key does not exist and does not contain a set of administrator approved Plugins then this is a finding. Suggested: the set or subset of Java,Shockwave Flash,Chrome PDF Viewer

Check Text ( C-44135r3_chk )

Universal method (Requires Chrome Browser v15 or later):
1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy
2. If EnabledPlugins is not displayed under the Policy Name column or does not contain list of administrator approved Plugins under the Policy Value column, then this is a finding.

Suggested: the set or subset of Java*,Shockwave Flash,Chrome PDF Viewer

Windows method:
1. Start regedit
2. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EnabledPlugins
3. If the EnabledPlugins key does not exist and does not contain a set of administrator approved Plugins then this is a finding.

Suggested: the set or subset of Java*,Shockwave Flash,Chrome PDF Viewer

Fix Text (F-40337r2_fix)
Valid for Chrome Browser version 11 or later. Windows registry: Key Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EnabledPlugins Value Name: 1 Value Type: String (REG_SZ) Value Data: Java* Key Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EnabledPlugins Value Name: 2 Value Type: String (REG_SZ) Value Data: Shockwave Flash Key Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EnabledPlugins Value Name: 3 Value Type: String (REG_SZ) Value Data: Chrome PDF Viewer Windows group policy: Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\ Policy Name: Specify a list of enabled plugins Policy State: Enabled Policy Value 1: Java* Policy Value 2: Shockwave Flash Policy Value 3: Chrome PDF Viewer

Fix Text (F-40337r2_fix)

Valid for Chrome Browser version 11 or later.

Windows registry:
Key Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EnabledPlugins
Value Name: 1
Value Type: String (REG_SZ)
Value Data: Java*

Key Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EnabledPlugins
Value Name: 2
Value Type: String (REG_SZ)
Value Data: Shockwave Flash

Key Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EnabledPlugins
Value Name: 3
Value Type: String (REG_SZ)
Value Data: Chrome PDF Viewer

Windows group policy:
Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\
Policy Name: Specify a list of enabled plugins
Policy State: Enabled
Policy Value 1: Java*
Policy Value 2: Shockwave Flash
Policy Value 3: Chrome PDF Viewer