Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 STIG
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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DTOO501 - Disable user name and password in PowerPoint Viewer
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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.
Microsoft ActiveX controls allow unmanaged, unprotected code to run on the user computers. ActiveX controls do not run within a protected container in the browser like the other types of HTML or Mi...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO509 - Zone Elevation Protection in PowerPoint Viewer
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Protection from zone elevation must be enforced in PowerPoint Viewer.
Internet Explorer places restrictions on each web page users can use the browser to open. Web pages on a user's local computer have the fewest security restrictions and reside in the Local Machine ...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO507 - Block Pop-Ups in PowerPoint Viewer
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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.
Disabling this setting allows websites to present file download prompts via code without the user specifically initiating the download. User preferences may also allow the download to occur withou...Rule Medium Severity -
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.
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 -
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.
Typically, when Internet Explorer loads a web page from a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) share that contains a Mark of the Web (MOTW) comment, indicating the page was saved from a site on the In...Rule Medium Severity -
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.
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 -
DTOO505 - Scripted Window Security in PowerPoint Viewer
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Scripted Window Security must be enforced in PowerPoint Viewer.
Malicious websites often try to confuse or trick users into giving a site permission to perform an action allowing the site to take control of the users' computers in some manner. Disabling or not ...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO506 - Add-on Management in PowerPoint Viewer
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Add-on Management functionality must be allowed in PowerPoint Viewer.
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 -
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.
This policy setting allows you to block macros from running in Office files that come from the Internet. If you enable this policy setting, macros are blocked from running, even if "Enable all macr...Rule Medium Severity
Node 2
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.