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Microsoft Access 2013 STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • DTOO104 - Disable user name and password

    Group
  • Disabling of user name and password syntax from being used in URLs must be enforced.

    The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) standard allows user authentication to be included in URL strings in the form http://username:password@example.com. A malicious user might use this URL syntax to ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enabling IE Bind to Object functionality must be present.

    Internet Explorer performs a number of safety checks before initializing an ActiveX control. It will not initialize a control if the kill bit for the control is set in the registry, or if the secur...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Links that invoke instances of Internet Explorer from within an Office product must be blocked.

    The Pop-up Blocker feature in Internet Explorer can be used to block most unwanted pop-up and pop-under windows from appearing. This functionality can be controlled separately for instances of Inte...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Database functionality configurations must be displayed to the user.

    When users open an untrusted Access 2013 database that contains user-programmed executable components, Access opens the database with the components disabled and displays the Message Bar with a war...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add-on Management functionality must be allowed.

    Internet Explorer add-ons are pieces of code, run in Internet Explorer, to provide additional functionality. Rogue add-ons may contain viruses or other malicious code. Disabling or not configuring ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO123-Block Navigation to URL from Office

    Group
  • Navigation to URLs embedded in Office products must be blocked.

    To protect users from attacks, Internet Explorer usually does not attempt to load malformed URLs. This functionality can be controlled separately for instances of Internet Explorer spawned by Offic...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO129 - Block Pop-Ups

    Group
  • DTOO111 - Enable IE Bind to Object

    Group

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