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Warning Bar settings for VBA macros must be configured.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-17545 DTOO304 - Word SV-33619r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
When users open files containing VBA Macros, applications open the files with the macros disabled and displays the Trust Bar with a warning that macros are present and have been disabled. Users may then enable these macros by clicking Options on the Trust Bar and selecting the option to enable them. Disabling or not configuring this setting may allow dangerous macros to become active on user computers or the network.
STIG Date
Microsoft Word 2010 2014-01-07

Details

Check Text ( C-34084r1_chk )
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Word 2010 -> Word Options -> Security -> Trust Center “VBA Macro Notification Settings” must be “Enabled (Disable all with notification)”.

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

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\word\security

Criteria: If the value VBAWarnings is REG_DWORD = 2, this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-29761r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Word 2010 -> Word Options -> Security -> Trust Center “VBA Macro Notification Settings” to “Enabled (Disable all with notification)”.