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

Rights managed Office Open XML files must be protected.

DISA Rule

SV-228560r508020_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-228560

Group Title

SRG-APP-000429

Rule Version

DTOO187

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002476 - The information system implements cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure of organization-defined information at rest on organization-defined information system components.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Security Settings "Protect document metadata for rights managed Office Open XML Files" to "Enabled".

Check Contents

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Security Settings "Protect document metadata for rights managed Office Open XML Files" is set to "Enabled".

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

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

Vulnerability Number

V-228560

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTOO187

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Security Settings "Protect document metadata for rights managed Office Open XML Files" is set to "Enabled".

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

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4227

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