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Microsoft Excel 2010

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • DTOO304 - VBA Macro Warning settings

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  • DTOO119 - Turn off file validation

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  • Warning Bar settings for VBA macros must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When users open files containing VBA Macros, applications open the files with the macros disabled and displays the Trust Bar ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO143 - Force File Extension to match type

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  • File types must be configured to provide mismatch warnings.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Excel can load files with extensions that do not match the files' type. For example, if a comma-separated values (CSV) file n...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO138 - Internet and Network Path hyperlinks

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  • Internet links and Network UNCs created as embedded hyperlinks must be prevented.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When users type a string of characters, Excel recognizes as a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or Uniform Naming Convention (UN...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO140 - Disable AutoRepublish

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  • Automatic republish to web pages must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If users choose to publish Excel data to a static Web page and enable the AutoRepublish feature, Excel saves a copy of the da...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO150 - Automatic Link Updates

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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.

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