Microsoft Word 2013 STIG
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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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.
The Pop-up Blocker feature in Internet Explorer can be used to block most unwanted pop-up and pop-under windows from appearing. This functionality can be controlled separately for instances of Inte...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO131 - Trust Bar Notifications
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Trust Bar Notifications for unsigned application add-ins must be blocked.
If an application is configured to require all add-ins to be signed by a trusted publisher, any unsigned add-ins the application loads will be disabled and the application will display the Trust Ba...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO133-Disable all trusted locations
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All automatic loading from trusted locations must be disabled.
Trusted locations specified in the Trust Center are used to define file locations assumed to be safe. Content, code, and add-ins are allowed to load from trusted locations with a minimal amount of ...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO142 - Force Scan Encr. Macros in open XML
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DTOO134 - Trusted locations on computer
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DTOO139 - Save files default format
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The Save commands default file format must be configured.
When users create new document files, Word 2013 saves them in the new Word 2013 .docx format. Ensure this setting is enabled to specify that all new files are created in Word 2013. If a new docum...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO146-Disable Trust access to VB Project Macros
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Trust access for VBA must be disallowed.
VSTO projects require access to the Visual Basic for Applications project system in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, even though the projects do not use Visual Basic for Applications. Design-time suppo...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO304 - VBA Macro Warning settings
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Warning Bar settings for VBA macros must be configured.
When users open files containing VBA macros, applications open the files with the macros disabled and display the Trust Bar with a warning that macros are present and have been disabled. Users may ...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO302 - Don't update Links at Open
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The automatically update links feature must be disabled.
When users open documents Word automatically updates any links to external content, such as graphics, Excel worksheets, and PowerPoint slides. To disable automatic updating, the user can click the ...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO303 - Warn before printing
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DTOO209 - Zone Elevation Protection
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Protection from zone elevation must be enforced.
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 -
DTOO211 - Restrict ActiveX Install
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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.