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Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • DTOO288 - Files in unsafe locations

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  • Files in unsafe locations must be opened in Protected View.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting determines if files located in unsafe locations will open in Protected View. If unsafe locations have not...
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  • DTOO292 - Set document behavior

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  • Document behavior if file validation fails must be set.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy key controls the behavior of how Office documents should be handled when failing file validation. By requiring su...
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  • DTOO293 - Turn off Protected View for attachments

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  • Attachments opened from Outlook must be in Protected View.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows for determining if PowerPoint files in Outlook attachments open in Protected View. If enabling thi...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • DTOO319 - Disable Slide Update

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  • The configuration for Slide Update with counterparts must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This setting controls whether users can link slides in a presentation with their counterparts in a PowerPoint Slide Library. ...
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  • DTOO501 - Disable user name and password in PowerPoint Viewer

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) standard allows user authentication to be included in URL strings in the form http://usern...
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  • DTOO510 - Restrict ActiveX Install in PowerPoint Viewer

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  • ActiveX Installs must be configured for proper restriction in PowerPoint Viewer.

    &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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  • DTOO509 - Zone Elevation Protection in PowerPoint Viewer

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  • Protection from zone elevation must be enforced in PowerPoint Viewer.

    &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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  • DTOO507 - Block Pop-Ups in PowerPoint Viewer

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

    &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 appearin...
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  • DTOO508 - Restrict File Download in PowerPoint Viewer

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  • File Downloads must be configured for proper restrictions in PowerPoint Viewer.

    &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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  • DTOO502 - Enable IE Bind to Object in PowerPoint Viewer

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  • The Internet Explorer Bind to Object functionality must be enabled in PowerPoint Viewer.

    &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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  • DTOO503 - Saved from URL in PowerPoint Viewer

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

    &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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  • DTOO504 - Block Navigation to URL from Office in PowerPoint Viewer

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

    &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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  • DTOO505 - Scripted Window Security in PowerPoint Viewer

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  • Scripted Window Security must be enforced in PowerPoint Viewer.

    &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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  • DTOO506 - Add-on Management in PowerPoint Viewer

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  • Add-on Management functionality must be allowed in PowerPoint Viewer.

    &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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  • DTOO600 - Macros must be blocked from running in Office 2013 files from the Internet.

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  • Macros must be blocked from running in Office 2013 files from the Internet.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to block macros from running in Office files that come from the Internet. If you enable this p...
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siemur/test-space

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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