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Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • DTOO124 - Scripted Window Security

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  • Scripted Window Security must be enforced in PowerPoint.

    &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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • 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 check the digital signature on application add-ins before opening them. Disabling or not con...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO119 - Turn off file validation

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  • Configuration for file validation must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Office File Validation helps detect and prevent a kind of exploit known as a file format attack or file fuzzing attack. File ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO110 - Set default file block behavior

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  • Blocking as default file block opening behavior must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Users can open, view, or edit a large number of file types in PowerPoint 2013. Some file types are safer than others, as som...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO121 - Files from the Internet zone

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  • Files from the Internet zone must be opened in Protected View.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows for determining if files downloaded from the Internet zone open in Protected View. If enabling thi...
    Rule Medium Severity

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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