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

Automation Security to enforce macro level security in Office documents must be configured.

DISA Rule

SV-228545r557514_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-228545

Group Title

SRG-APP-000210

Rule Version

DTOO193

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001170 - The information system prevents the automatic execution of mobile code in organization-defined software applications.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Security Settings "Automation Security" to "Enabled (Use application macro security level)".

Check Contents

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Security Settings "Automation Security" is set to "Enabled (Use application macro security level)".

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

If the value "AutomationSecurity" is REG_DWORD =2, this is not a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-228545

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTOO193

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Security Settings "Automation Security" is set to "Enabled (Use application macro security level)".

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

If the value "AutomationSecurity" is REG_DWORD =2, this is not a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4227

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