Disable the feature to automatically update links when the document opens

Disable the feature to automatically update links when the document opens - Word.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17811	DTOO302 - Word	SV-19048r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
By default, when users open documents Word 2007 automatically updates any links to external content, such as graphics, Excel worksheets, and PowerPoint slides. To disable automatic updating, the user can click the Office Button, click Word Options, click Advanced, scroll to the General section, and then clear the Update automatic links at open check box. If Word is configured to automatically update links when documents are open, document content can change without the user's knowledge, which could put important information at risk.

Description

By default, when users open documents Word 2007 automatically updates any links to external content, such as graphics, Excel worksheets, and PowerPoint slides. To disable automatic updating, the user can click the Office Button, click Word Options, click Advanced, scroll to the General section, and then clear the Update automatic links at open check box. If Word is configured to automatically update links when documents are open, document content can change without the user's knowledge, which could put important information at risk.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Word 2007	2014-10-03

Details

Check Text ( C-19090r1_chk )
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Word 2007 -> Word Options -> Advanced “Update automatic links at Open” will be set to “Disabled”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options\vpref Criteria: If the value fNoCalcLinksOnOpen_90_1 is REG_DWORD = 1 this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-19090r1_chk )

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Word 2007 -> Word Options -> Advanced “Update automatic links at Open” will be set to “Disabled”.

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

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options\vpref

Criteria: If the value fNoCalcLinksOnOpen_90_1 is REG_DWORD = 1 this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-17712r1_fix)
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Word 2007 -> Word Options -> Advanced “Update automatic links at Open” will be set to “Disabled”.