Word 2 and earlier binary documents and templates must be blocked for open/save.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26653	DTOO333 - Word	SV-34095r1_rule		Medium

Description
This setting allows you to determine whether users can open, view, edit, or save Word files with the format specified by the title of this policy setting.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Word 2010 STIG	2018-04-04

Details

Check Text ( C-34253r1_chk )
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Word 2010 -> Word Options -> Security -> Trust Center -> File Block Settings “Word 2 and earlier binary documents and templates” must be “Enabled: Open/Save blocked, use open policy”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\word\security\fileblock Criteria: If the value Word2Files is REG_DWORD = 2, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-34253r1_chk )

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Word 2010 -> Word Options -> Security -> Trust Center -> File Block Settings “Word 2 and earlier binary documents and templates” must be “Enabled: Open/Save blocked, use open policy”.

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

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

Criteria: If the value Word2Files is REG_DWORD = 2, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-29947r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Word 2010 -> Word Options -> Security -> Trust Center -> File Block Settings “Word 2 and earlier binary documents and templates” to “Enabled: Open/Save blocked, use open policy”.