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Microsoft Excel 2013 STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • DTOO111 - Enable IE Bind to Object

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  • The opening of pre-release versions of file formats new to Excel 2013 through the Compatibility Pack for Office 2013 and Excel 2013 Converter must be blocked.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By default, users are prompted to update automatic links.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;FalsePositives&gt;&lt;/FalsePositives&gt;...
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  • DTOO133-Disable all trusted locations

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  • Internet Explorer Bind to Object functionality must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer performs a number of safety checks before initializing an ActiveX control. It will not initialize a control...
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  • DTOO117 - Saved from URL

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  • The Saved from URL mark must be selected to enforce Internet zone processing.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Typically, when Internet Explorer loads a web page from a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) share that contains a Mark of the...
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  • DTOO123-Block Navigation to URL from Office

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To protect users from attacks, Internet Explorer usually does not attempt to load malformed URLs. This functionality can be c...
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  • DTOO129 - Block Pop-Ups

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  • Links that invoke instances of Internet Explorer from within an Office product must be blocked.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "Pop-up Blocker" feature in Internet Explorer can be used to block most unwanted pop-up and pop-under windows from appear...
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  • DTOO131 - Trust Bar Notifications

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  • Trust Bar Notifications for unsigned application add-ins must be blocked.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If an application is configured to require all add-ins to be signed by a trusted publisher, any unsigned add-ins the applicat...
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  • DTOO210 - Block opening of pre-release versions

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  • All automatic loading from trusted locations must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Trusted locations specified in the Trust Center are used to define file locations assumed to be safe. Content, code, and add-...
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  • DTOO142 - Force Scan Encr. Macros in open XML

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  • The scanning of encrypted macros in open XML documents must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When an Office Open XML document (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is rights-managed, or password-protected, any macros embedded ...
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  • DTOO134 - Trusted locations on computer

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  • Disallowance of trusted locations on the network must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Files located in trusted locations and specified in the Trust Center are typically assumed to be safe. Content, code, and add...
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  • DTOO139 - Save files default format

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  • The Save commands default file format must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When users create new Excel files, Excel 2013 saves them in the new *.xlsx format. Ensure this setting is enabled to specify ...
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  • DTOO146-Disable Trust access to VB Project Macros

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  • Trust access for VBA must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;VSTO projects require access to the Visual Basic for Applications project system in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, even though ...
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  • DTOO304 - VBA Macro Warning settings

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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 ...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • DTOO150 - Automatic Link Updates

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  • The Update of automatic links setting must be configured to prompt user before allowing links to be updated.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If an Excel workbook contains links to other documents and users are not prompted to approve them, the contents of the workbo...
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  • DTOO141 - AutoRepublish Warning Alert

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  • The AutoRepublish warning alert must be provided.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;AutoRepublish is a feature in Excel allowing workbooks to be automatically republished to the World Wide Web each time the wo...
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  • DTOO152 - Load pics from Web not in Excel

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  • The loading of images from web pages must not be allowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When users open web pages in Excel, Excel loads any graphics included in the pages, regardless of whether or not they were or...
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  • DTOO145 - Store macro in workbook

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  • Macro storage must be in personal macro workbooks.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Record Macro dialog box includes a drop-down menu allowing users to choose whether to store the new macro in the current ...
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  • DTOO126 - Add-on Management

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  • Add-on Management functionality must be allowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer add-ons are pieces of code, run in Internet Explorer, to provide additional functionality. Rogue add-ons ma...
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  • DTOO209 - Zone Elevation Protection

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  • Protection from zone elevation must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer places restrictions on each web page users can use the browser to open. Web pages on a user's local compute...
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  • DTOO211 - Restrict ActiveX Install

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  • ActiveX Installs must be configured for proper restriction.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Microsoft ActiveX controls allow unmanaged, unprotected code to run on the user computers. ActiveX controls do not run within...
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  • DTOO132 - Restrict File Download

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  • File downloads must be configured for proper restrictions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Disabling this setting allows websites to present file download prompts via code without the user specifically initiating the...
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  • DTOO124 - Scripted Window Security

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  • Scripted Window Security must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Malicious websites often try to confuse or trick users into giving a site permission to perform an action allowing the site t...
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  • DTOO127 - Add-ins are signed by Trusted Publisher

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  • Add-ins to Office applications must be signed by a Trusted Publisher.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Office 2013 applications do not, by default, check the digital signature on application add-ins before opening them. Disabli...
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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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