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Firefox automatically checks for updated version of installed Search plugins.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-19744 DTBF085 SV-21890r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
Updates need to be controlled and installed from authorized and trusted servers. This setting overrides a number of other settings which may direct the application to access external URLs.
STIG Date
Mozilla Firefox 2015-06-30

Details

Check Text ( C-24190r1_chk )
Type "about:config" in the browser window. Verify the preference "browser.search.update” is set to "false" and locked.

Criteria: If the parameter is set incorrectly, then this is a finding. If the setting is not locked, then this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-20416r2_fix)
Ensure the preference "browser.search.update" is set and locked to the value of “False”.