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

Blogging entries created from inside Office products must be configured for SharePoint only.

DISA Rule

SV-228523r508020_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-228523

Group Title

SRG-APP-000516

Rule Version

DTOO212

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Miscellaneous "Control Blogging" to "Enabled (Only SharePoint blogs allowed)".

Check Contents

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Miscellaneous "Control Blogging" is set to "Enabled (Only SharePoint blogs allowed)".

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\Common\Blog

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

Vulnerability Number

V-228523

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTOO212

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Miscellaneous "Control Blogging" is set to "Enabled (Only SharePoint blogs allowed)".

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\Common\Blog

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4227

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