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Severity |
Title |
Description |
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V-71647
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Medium |
File Downloads must be configured for proper restrictions in PowerPoint Viewer. |
Disabling this setting allows websites to present file download prompts via code without the user specifically initiating the download. User preferences may also allow the download to occur without prompting or interaction with the user. Even if Internet Explorer prompts the user to accept the download, some websites abuse this... |
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V-71641
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Medium |
Files on local Intranet UNC must be opened in Protected View. |
This policy setting lets you determine if files on local Intranet UNC file shares open in Protected View. If you enable this policy setting, files on local Intranet UNC file shares open in Protected View if their UNC paths appear to be within the Internet zone. If you disable or... |
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V-71407
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Medium |
Document behavior if file validation fails must be set. |
This policy setting controls how Office handles documents when they fail file validation. If you enable this policy setting, you can configure the following options for files that fail file validation:- Block files completely. Users cannot open the files.- Open files in Protected View and disallow edit. Users cannot edit... |
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V-71405
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Medium |
Files in unsafe locations must be opened in Protected View. |
This policy setting determines whether files located in unsafe locations will open in Protected View. If unsafe locations have not been specified, only the "Downloaded Program Files" and "Temporary Internet Files" folders are considered unsafe locations. If enabling this policy setting, files located in unsafe locations do not open in... |
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V-71403
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Medium |
Scripted Window Security must be enforced in PowerPoint. |
Malicious websites often try to confuse or trick users into giving a site permission to perform an action allowing the site to take control of the users' computers in some manner. Disabling or not configuring this setting allows unknown websites to:
-Create browser windows appearing to be from the local... |
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V-71401
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Medium |
Navigation to URLs embedded in Office products must be blocked in PowerPoint. |
To protect users from attacks, Internet Explorer usually does not attempt to load malformed URLs. This functionality can be controlled separately for instances of Internet Explorer spawned by Office applications (for example, if a user clicks a link in an Office document or selects a menu option that loads a... |
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V-70701
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Medium |
Macros must be blocked from running in Office files from the Internet.
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This policy setting allows you to block macros from running in Office files that come from the Internet. If you enable this policy setting, macros are blocked from running, even if 'Enable all macro's is selected in the Macro Settings section of the Trust Center. Also, instead of having the... |
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V-70699
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Medium |
ActiveX Installs must be configured for proper restriction in PowerPoint Viewer.
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Microsoft ActiveX controls allow unmanaged, unprotected code to run on the user computers. ActiveX controls do not run within a protected container in the browser like the other types of HTML or Microsoft Silverlight-based controls. Disabling or not configuring this setting does not block prompts for ActiveX control installations, and... |
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V-70697
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Medium |
Protection from zone elevation must be enforced in PowerPoint Viewer.
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Internet Explorer places restrictions on each web page users can use the browser to open. Web pages on a user's local computer have the fewest security restrictions and reside in the Local Machine zone, making this security zone a prime target for malicious users and code. Disabling or not configuring... |
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V-70695
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Medium |
Links that invoke instances of Internet Explorer from within an Office product must be blocked in PowerPoint Viewer.
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The Pop-up Blocker feature in Internet Explorer can be used to block most unwanted pop-up and pop-under windows from appearing. This functionality can be controlled separately for instances of Internet Explorer spawned by Office applications (for example, if a user clicks a link in an Office document or selects a... |
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V-70693
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Medium |
Add-on Management functionality must be allowed in PowerPoint Viewer.
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Internet Explorer add-ons are pieces of code, run in Internet Explorer, to provide additional functionality. Rogue add-ons may contain viruses or other malicious code. Disabling or not configuring this setting could allow malicious code or users to become active on user computers or the network. For example, a malicious user... |
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V-70691
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Medium |
Scripted Window Security must be enforced in PowerPoint Viewer.
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Malicious websites often try to confuse or trick users into giving a site permission to perform an action allowing the site to take control of the users' computers in some manner. Disabling or not configuring this setting allows unknown websites to:
-Create browser windows appearing to be from the local... |
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V-70689
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Medium |
Navigation to URLs embedded in Office products must be blocked in PowerPoint Viewer.
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To protect users from attacks, Internet Explorer usually does not attempt to load malformed URLs. This functionality can be controlled separately for instances of Internet Explorer spawned by Office applications (for example, if a user clicks a link in an Office document or selects a menu option that loads a... |
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V-70687
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Medium |
The Saved from URL mark must be selected to enforce Internet zone processing in PowerPoint Viewer.
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Typically, when Internet Explorer loads a web page from a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) share that contains a Mark of the Web (MOTW) comment, indicating the page was saved from a site on the Internet, Internet Explorer runs the page in the Internet security zone instead of the less restrictive... |
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V-70685
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Medium |
The Internet Explorer Bind to Object functionality must be enabled in PowerPoint Viewer.
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Internet Explorer performs a number of safety checks before initializing an ActiveX control. It will not initialize a control if the kill bit for the control is set in the registry, or if the security settings for the zone in which the control is located do not allow it to... |
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V-70683
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Medium |
Disabling of user name and password syntax from being used in URLs must be enforced in PowerPoint Viewer.
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The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) standard allows user authentication to be included in URL strings in the form http://username:password@example.com. A malicious user might use this URL syntax to create a hyperlink that appears to open a legitimate website but actually opens a deceptive (spoofed) website. For example, the URL http://www.wingtiptoys.com@example.com... |
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V-70681
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Medium |
Warning Bar settings for VBA macros must be configured.
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This policy setting controls how the specified applications warn users when Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros are present. If you enable this policy setting, you can choose from four options for determining how the specified applications will warn the user about macros: - Disable all with notification: The application... |
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V-70679
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Medium |
Attachments opened from Outlook must be in Protected View.
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This policy setting allows for determining whether PowerPoint files in Outlook attachments open in Protected View. If enabling this policy setting, Outlook attachments do not open in Protected View. If disabling or not configuring this policy setting, Outlook attachments open in Protected View.
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V-70677
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Medium |
The ability to run programs from a PowerPoint presentation must be disallowed.
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This policy setting controls the prompting and activation behavior for the "Run Programs" option for action buttons in PowerPoint. If you enable this policy setting, you can choose from three options to control how the "Run Programs" option functions:- Disable (don't run any programs). If users click an action button... |
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V-70675
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Medium |
ActiveX Installs must be configured for proper restriction in PowerPoint.
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Microsoft ActiveX controls allow unmanaged, unprotected code to run on the user computers. ActiveX controls do not run within a protected container in the browser like the other types of HTML or Microsoft Silverlight-based controls. Disabling or not configuring this setting does not block prompts for ActiveX control installations, and... |
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V-70673
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Medium |
Protection from zone elevation must be enforced in PowerPoint.
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Internet Explorer places restrictions on each web page users can use the browser to open. Web pages on a user's local computer have the fewest security restrictions and reside in the Local Machine zone, making this security zone a prime target for malicious users and code. Disabling or not configuring... |
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V-70671
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Medium |
Trust access for VBA must be disallowed.
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This policy setting controls whether automation clients such as Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Microsoft Office (VSTO) can access the Visual Basic for Applications project system in the specified applications. VSTO projects require access to the Visual Basic for Applications project system in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, even though... |
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V-70669
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Medium |
The scanning of encrypted macros in open XML documents must be enforced.
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This policy setting controls whether encrypted macros in Open XML presentations are required to be scanned with anti-virus software before being opened. If you enable this policy setting, you may choose one of these options:- Scan encrypted macros: encrypted macros are disabled unless anti-virus software is installed. Encrypted macros are... |
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V-70667
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Medium |
The Save commands default file format must be configured.
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This policy setting governs the default format for new presentation files that users create. If you enable this policy setting, when a user creates a new blank presentation, it is in the specified default format. Users may still override the default and specify a specific format when they create a... |
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V-70665
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Medium |
Disallowance of trusted locations on the network must be enforced.
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This policy setting controls whether trusted locations on the network can be used. If you enable this policy setting, users can specify trusted locations on network shares or in other remote locations that are not under their direct control by clicking the "Add new location" button in the Trusted Locations... |
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V-70663
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Medium |
All automatic loading from trusted locations must be disabled.
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This policy setting allows administrators to disable all trusted locations in the specified applications. Trusted locations specified in the Trust Center are used to define file locations that are assumed to be safe. Content, code, and add-ins are allowed to load from trusted locations with a minimal amount of security,... |
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V-70661
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Medium |
File Downloads must be configured for proper restrictions in PowerPoint.
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Disabling this setting allows websites to present file download prompts via code without the user specifically initiating the download. User preferences may also allow the download to occur without prompting or interaction with the user. Even if Internet Explorer prompts the user to accept the download, some websites abuse this... |
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V-70659
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Medium |
Trust Bar Notifications for unsigned application add-ins must be blocked.
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This policy setting controls whether the specified Office application notifies users when unsigned application add-ins are loaded or silently disable such add-ins without notification. This policy setting only applies if you enable the "Require that application add-ins are signed by Trusted Publisher" policy setting, which prevents users from changing this... |
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V-70657
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Medium |
Links that invoke instances of Internet Explorer from within an Office product must be blocked in PowerPoint.
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The Pop-up Blocker feature in Internet Explorer can be used to block most unwanted pop-up and pop-under windows from appearing. This functionality can be controlled separately for instances of Internet Explorer spawned by Office applications (for example, if a user clicks a link in an Office document or selects a... |
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V-70655
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Medium |
Add-ins to Office applications must be signed by a Trusted Publisher.
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This policy setting controls whether add-ins for this applications must be digitally signed by a trusted publisher. If you enable this policy setting, this application checks the digital signature for each add-in before loading it. If an add-in does not have a digital signature, or if the signature did not... |
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V-70653
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Medium |
Add-on Management functionality must be allowed in PowerPoint.
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Internet Explorer add-ons are pieces of code, run in Internet Explorer, to provide additional functionality. Rogue add-ons may contain viruses or other malicious code. Disabling or not configuring this setting could allow malicious code or users to become active on user computers or the network. For example, a malicious user... |
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V-70651
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Medium |
Files from the Internet zone must be opened in Protected View.
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This policy setting allows you to determine if files downloaded from the Internet zone open in Protected View. If you enable this policy setting, files downloaded from the Internet zone do not open in Protected View. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, files downloaded from the... |
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V-70649
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Medium |
Configuration for file validation must be enforced.
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This policy setting allows you to turn off the file validation feature. If you enable this policy setting, file validation will be turned off. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, file validation will be turned on. Office Binary Documents (97-2003) are checked to see if they... |
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V-70647
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Medium |
The Saved from URL mark must be selected to enforce Internet zone processing in PowerPoint.
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Typically, when Internet Explorer loads a web page from a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) share that contains a Mark of the Web (MOTW) comment, indicating the page was saved from a site on the Internet, Internet Explorer runs the page in the Internet security zone instead of the less restrictive... |
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V-70645
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Medium |
The Internet Explorer Bind to Object functionality must be enabled in PowerPoint.
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Internet Explorer performs a number of safety checks before initializing an ActiveX control. It will not initialize a control if the kill bit for the control is set in the registry, or if the security settings for the zone in which the control is located do not allow it to... |
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V-70643
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Medium |
Blocking as default file block opening behavior must be enforced. |
This policy setting allows you to determine if users can open, view, or edit Word files. If you enable this policy setting, you can set one of these options:- Blocked files are not opened- Blocked files open in Protected View and can not be edited- Blocked files open in Protected... |
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V-70641
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Medium |
Disabling of user name and password syntax from being used in URLs must be enforced in PowerPoint.
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The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) standard allows user authentication to be included in URL strings in the form http://username:password@example.com. A malicious user might use this URL syntax to create a hyperlink that appears to open a legitimate website but actually opens a deceptive (spoofed) website. For example, the URL http://www.wingtiptoys.com@example.com... |
