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Microsoft Word 2013 STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Save commands default file format must be configured.

    <VulnDiscussion>When users create new document files, Word 2013 saves them in the new Word 2013 .docx format. Ensure this setting is enabled...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO146-Disable Trust access to VB Project Macros

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  • Trust access for VBA must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;VSTO projects require access to the Visual Basic for Applications project system in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, even though ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO304 - VBA Macro Warning settings

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  • Warning Bar settings for VBA macros must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When users open files containing VBA macros, applications open the files with the macros disabled and display the Trust Bar w...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO302 - Don't update Links at Open

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  • The automatically update links feature must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When users open documents Word automatically updates any links to external content, such as graphics, Excel worksheets, and P...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO303 - Warn before printing

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  • Add-on Management functionality must be allowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer add-ons are pieces of code, run in Internet Explorer, to provide additional functionality. Rogue add-ons ma...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO209 - Zone Elevation Protection

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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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