STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft Office System 2013 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 23 Oct 2020:

Office client polling of SharePoint servers published links must be disabled.

DISA Rule

SV-228516r508020_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-228516

Group Title

SRG-APP-000033

Rule Version

DTOO208

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Server Settings "Disable the Office client from polling the SharePoint Server for published links" to "Enabled".

Check Contents

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Server Settings "Disable the Office client from polling the SharePoint Server for published links" is set to "Enabled".

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\common\portal

If the value 'LinkPublishingDisabled' is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-228516

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTOO208

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Server Settings "Disable the Office client from polling the SharePoint Server for published links" is set to "Enabled".

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\common\portal

If the value 'LinkPublishingDisabled' is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

4227

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