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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
WN12-GE-000012	WN12-GE-000012	WN12-GE-000012_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 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-07-25

Details

Check Text ( C-WN12-GE-000012_chk )
Open "Devices and Printers" in Control Panel or through Search. If there are no printers configured, this is NA. 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-WN12-GE-000012_chk )

Open "Devices and Printers" in Control Panel or through Search.
If there are no printers configured, this is NA.

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-WN12-GE-000012_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.