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Microsoft Office System 2013 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • Inclusion of document properties for PDF and XPS output must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS Add-in for Microsoft Office Programs is installed, document properties are saved as metad...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • Blogging entries created from inside Office products must be configured for SharePoint only.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The blogging feature in Office products enables users to compose blog entries and post them to their blogs directly from Offi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • The Enable Updates and Disable Updates options in the UI must be hidden from users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows the user interface (UI) options to enable or disable Office automatic updates to be hidden from us...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • When using the Office Feedback tool, the ability to include a screenshot must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "Office Feedback" tool, also called "Send-a-Smile", allows a user to click on an icon and send feedback to Microsoft. The...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • The ability to run unsecure Office apps must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unsecure apps for Office, which are apps that have web page or catalog locations that are not SSL-secured (https://), and/or ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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