Document Information panel Beaconing must show UI.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17605	DTOO207	SV-52754r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
This policy setting controls whether users see a security warning when they open custom Document Information Panels that contain a web beaconing threat. Web beacons can be used to contact an external server when users open forms. Information could be gathered by the form, or information entered by users could be sent to an external server, exposing the internal users and systems to additional attacks.

Description

This policy setting controls whether users see a security warning when they open custom Document Information Panels that contain a web beaconing threat. Web beacons can be used to contact an external server when users open forms. Information could be gathered by the form, or information entered by users could be sent to an external server, exposing the internal users and systems to additional attacks.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Office System 2013 STIG	2015-07-24

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-45680r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Document Information Panel "Document Information Panel Beaconing UI" to "Enabled (Always show UI)".