Nonadministrative user accounts or groups must only have print permissions on printer shares.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-225424	WN12-GE-000012	SV-225424r569185_rule		Low

Description
Windows shares are a means by which files, folders, printers, and other resources can be published for network users to access. Improper configuration can permit access to devices and data beyond a user's need.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-02-27

Details

Check Text ( C-27123r471614_chk )
Open "Devices and Printers" in Control Panel or through Search. If there are no printers configured, this is NA.(Exclude Microsoft Print to PDF and Microsoft XPS Document Writer, which do not support sharing.) For each configured printer: Right click on the printer. Select "Printer Properties". Select the "Sharing" tab. View whether "Share this printer" is checked. For any printers with "Share this printer" selected: Select the Security tab. If any standard user accounts or groups have permissions other than "Print", this is a finding. Standard users will typically be given "Print" permission through the Everyone group. "All APPLICATION PACKAGES" and "CREATOR OWNER" are not considered standard user accounts for this requirement.

Check Text ( C-27123r471614_chk )

Open "Devices and Printers" in Control Panel or through Search.
If there are no printers configured, this is NA.(Exclude Microsoft Print to PDF and Microsoft XPS Document Writer, which do not support sharing.)

For each configured printer:
Right click on the printer.
Select "Printer Properties".
Select the "Sharing" tab.
View whether "Share this printer" is checked.

For any printers with "Share this printer" selected:
Select the Security tab.

If any standard user accounts or groups have permissions other than "Print", this is a finding.
Standard users will typically be given "Print" permission through the Everyone group.
"All APPLICATION PACKAGES" and "CREATOR OWNER" are not considered standard user accounts for this requirement.

Fix Text (F-27111r471615_fix)
Configure the permissions on shared printers to restrict standard users to only have Print permissions. This is typically given through the Everyone group by default.