Non-administrative user accounts or groups will only have print permissions of Printer Shares.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1135	3.027	SV-32257r1_rule	ECCD-1	Low

Description
Improperly configured share permissions on printers can permit the addition of unauthorized print devices on the network. Windows shares are a means by which files, folders, printers, and other resources can be published for network users to remotely access. Regular users cannot create shares on their local machines; only Administrators and Power Users have that ability.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-09-05

Details

Check Text ( C-32709r1_chk )
Open “Devices and Printers” in Control Panel. If there are no locally-attached printers, then mark this as “Not Applicable.” Perform this check for each locally-attached printer: Right click on a locally-attached 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 non-administrative user accounts or groups have greater permissions than “Print”, then this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-32709r1_chk )

Open “Devices and Printers” in Control Panel.
If there are no locally-attached printers, then mark this as “Not Applicable.”

Perform this check for each locally-attached printer:
Right click on a locally-attached 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 non-administrative user accounts or groups have greater permissions than “Print”, then this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-29047r1_fix)
Configure the permissions on locally-shared printers to meet the minimum requirements.