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Automation Security to enforce macro level security in Office documents must be configured.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-70873 | DTOO193 | SV-85497r1_rule | ECPC-1 | Medium |
| Description |
|---|
| When a separate program is used to launch Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, or Word programmatically, any macros can run in the programmatically opened application without being blocked. This functionality could allow an attacker to use automation to run malicious code in Excel, PowerPoint, or Word. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Office System 2016 STIG | 2016-12-21 |
Details
| Check Text ( None ) |
|---|
| None |
| Fix Text (F-45655r1_fix) |
|---|
| Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2016 -> Security Settings "Automation Security" to "Enabled (Use application macro security level)". |