The ability to create an online presentation programmatically must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-238039	DTOO409	SV-238039r650684_rule		Medium

Description
This policy setting allows you to restrict the ability to create an online presentation programmatically in PowerPoint and Word. If you enable this policy setting, an online presentation cannot be created programmatically. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, an online presentation can be created programmatically.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Office System 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-06-23

Details

Check Text ( C-41249r650682_chk )
Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2016 -> Present Online -> "Restrict programmatic access for creating online presentations in PowerPoint and Word" is set to "Enabled". Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\software\policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\common\broadcast Criteria: If the value disableprogrammaticaccess is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-41249r650682_chk )

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2016 -> Present Online -> "Restrict programmatic access for creating online presentations in PowerPoint and Word" is set to "Enabled".

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

HKCU\software\policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\common\broadcast

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

Fix Text (F-41208r650683_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2016 -> Present Online -> "Restrict programmatic access for creating online presentations in PowerPoint and Word" to "Enabled".