Microsoft Word 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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ActiveX Installs must be configured for proper restriction.
<VulnDiscussion>Microsoft ActiveX controls allow unmanaged, unprotected code to run on the user computers. ActiveX controls do not run within...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000210
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Files in unsafe locations must be opened in Protected View.
<VulnDiscussion>This policy setting determines whether files located in unsafe locations will open in Protected View. If unsafe locations hav...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000210
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Document behavior if file validation fails must be set.
<VulnDiscussion>This policy setting controls how Office handles documents when they fail file validation. If you enable this policy setting, ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000210
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Attachments opened from Outlook must be in Protected View.
<VulnDiscussion>This policy setting allows for determining whether Word files in Outlook attachments open in Protected View. If enabling this...Rule Medium Severity -
The automatically update links feature must be disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>When users open documents Word automatically updates any links to external content, such as graphics, Excel worksheets, and P...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141
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Warning Bar settings for VBA macros must be configured.
<VulnDiscussion>This policy setting controls how the specified applications warn users when Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros are pr...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000210
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Online translation dictionaries must not be used.
<VulnDiscussion>This policy setting allows you to prevent online dictionaries from being used for the translation of text through the Researc...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000207
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Word 2 and earlier binary documents and templates must be blocked for open/save.
<VulnDiscussion>This policy setting allows you to determine whether users can open, view, edit, or save Word files with the format specified ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000207
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Word 2000 binary documents and templates must be configured to edit in protected view.
<VulnDiscussion>This policy setting allows you to determine whether users can open, view, edit, or save Word files with the format specified ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000207
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Word 6.0 binary documents and templates must be configured for block open/save actions.
<VulnDiscussion>This policy setting allows you to determine whether users can open, view, edit, or save Word files with the format specified ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000207
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Word 95 binary documents and templates must be configured to edit in protected view.
<VulnDiscussion>This policy setting allows you to determine whether users can open, view, edit, or save Word files with the format specified ...Rule Medium Severity
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The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.