Approved plugins will be whitelisted.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-36603	DTBC-0047	SV-48107r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
Allowing only approved plugins will reduce the attack surface of Google Chrome. It will also ensure unused features are turned off.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-44839r1_chk )

Universal method(Requires Chrome Browser v15 or later): 1. In the omnibox(address bar) type chrome://policy 2. If the policy "AllowPlugins" is not shown or is not set to "Shockwave Flash", "Chrome PDF Viewer", "Google Earth Plugin", "Silverlight", and "Java(TM)", then this is a finding. Windows: Start regedit Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PluginsAllowedForUrls If this key does not exist or is not set to "Shockwave Flash", "Chrome PDF Viewer", "Google Earth Plugin", "Silverlight", and "Java(TM)" this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-41245r1_fix)

Valid for Chrome Browser version 11 or later. Windows Registry: Registry Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ Value Name: PluginsAllowedForUrls Value Type: List of strings Value Data: "Shockwave Flash", "Chrome PDF Viewer", "Google Earth Plugin", "Silverlight", and "Java(TM)" Windows group policy: Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\Content Settings\ Policy Name: "Allow plugins on these sites" Policy State: Enabled Policy Value: "Shockwave Flash", "Chrome PDF Viewer", "Google Earth Plugin", "Silverlight", and "Java(TM)",