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Automatically downloading enclosures on RSS must be disallowed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-26632 DTOO313 SV-54061r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
This policy setting controls Outlook's ability to automatically download enclosures on RSS items.
STIG Date
Microsoft Outlook 2013 STIG 2014-01-06

Details

Check Text ( C-48001r1_chk )
Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2013 -> Account Settings -> RSS Feeds "Automatically download enclosures" is set to "Disabled".

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

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\outlook\options\rss

Criteria: If the value EnableAttachments is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-46941r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2013 -> Account Settings -> RSS Feeds "Automatically download enclosures" to "Disabled".