Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-17559 | DTOO234 | SV-53915r1_rule | ECSC-1 | Medium |
Description |
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Third-party ActiveX controls are not allowed to run in one-off forms in Outlook. This behavior can be changed so that Safe Controls (Microsoft Forms 2.0 controls and the Outlook Recipient and Body controls) are allowed in one-off forms, or so that all ActiveX controls are allowed to run. |
STIG | Date |
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Microsoft Outlook 2013 STIG | 2014-01-06 |
Check Text ( C-47927r1_chk ) |
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Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2013 -> Security "Allow Active X One Off Forms" is set to "Enabled: Load only Outlook Controls". Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\outlook\security Criteria: If the value AllowActiveXOneOffForms is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding. |
Fix Text (F-46815r1_fix) |
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Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2013 -> Security "Allow Active X One Off Forms" to "Enabled: Load only Outlook Controls". |