Store macro in Personal macro Workbook by default

Store macro in Personal macro Workbook by default - Excel.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17804	DTOO145 - Excel	SV-19034r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
The Record Macro dialog box includes a drop-down menu that allows users to choose whether to store the new macro in the current workbook, a new workbook, or their personal macro workbook (Personal.xlsb), a hidden workbook that opens every time Excel 2007 starts. By default, Excel displays the Record Macro dialog box with This Workbook already selected in the drop-down menu. If a user saves a macro in the active workbook and then distributes the workbook to others, the macro is distributed along with the workbook, which could put workbook data at risk if the macro is triggered accidentally or intentionally.

Description

The Record Macro dialog box includes a drop-down menu that allows users to choose whether to store the new macro in the current workbook, a new workbook, or their personal macro workbook (Personal.xlsb), a hidden workbook that opens every time Excel 2007 starts. By default, Excel displays the Record Macro dialog box with This Workbook already selected in the drop-down menu. If a user saves a macro in the active workbook and then distributes the workbook to others, the macro is distributed along with the workbook, which could put workbook data at risk if the macro is triggered accidentally or intentionally.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Excel 2007	2015-10-02

Details

Check Text ( C-19060r1_chk )
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Excel 2007 -> Excel Options -> Security -> Trust Center “Store macro in Personal Macro Workbook by default” will be set to “Enabled”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Options\BinaryOptions Criteria: If the value fGlobalSheet_37_1 is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-19060r1_chk )

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Excel 2007 -> Excel Options -> Security -> Trust Center “Store macro in Personal Macro Workbook by default” will be set to “Enabled”.

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Options\BinaryOptions

Criteria: If the value fGlobalSheet_37_1 is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-17705r1_fix)
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Excel 2007 -> Excel Options -> Security -> Trust Center “Store macro in Personal Macro Workbook by default” will be set to “Enabled”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Options\BinaryOptions Criteria: If the value fGlobalSheet_37_1 is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-17705r1_fix)