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Plugin usage must be disabled by default


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-35797 DTBC-0043 SV-47084r2_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
"Allows you to set a list of url patterns that specify sites which are not allowed to run plugins. If this policy is left not set the global default value will be used for all sites either from the 'DefaultPluginsSetting' policy if it is set, or the user's personal configuration otherwise.
STIG Date
Google Chrome v24 Windows STIG 2013-02-21

Details

Check Text ( C-44143r1_chk )
Universal method(Requires Chrome Browser v15 or later):
1. In the omnibox(address bar) type chrome://policy
2. If the policy "PluginsBlockedForUrls" is not shown or is not set to "*", then this is a finding.

Windows:
Start regedit
Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PluginsBlockedForUrls
If this key does not exist or is not set to "*" this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-40345r2_fix)
Valid for Chrome Browser version 11 or later.

Windows Registry:
Registry Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\
Value Name: PluginsBlockedForUrls
Value Type: List of strings
Value Data: a list of administrator approved blacklisted sites

Windows group policy:
Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\Content Settings\
Policy Name: "Block plugins on these sites"
Policy State: Enabled
Policy Value: a list of administrator approved blacklisted sites