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Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000175

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Check for publishers certificate revocation must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Check for publisher's certificate revocation options should be enforced to ensure all PKI signed objects are validated. Sati...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000209

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Download signed ActiveX controls property must be disallowed (Internet zone).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Active X controls can contain potentially malicious code and must only be allowed to be downloaded from trusted sites. Signed...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000209

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Download unsigned ActiveX controls property must be disallowed (Internet zone).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unsigned code is potentially harmful, especially when coming from an untrusted zone. This policy setting allows you to manage...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000210

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe property must be disallowed (Internet zone).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;ActiveX controls that are not marked safe for scripting should not be executed. Although this is not a complete security meas...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Java permissions must be disallowed (Internet zone).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Java applications could contain malicious code; sites located in this security zone are more likely to be hosted by malicious...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000039

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Accessing data sources across domains must be disallowed (Internet zone).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ability to access data zones across domains could cause the user to unknowingly access content hosted on an unauthorized ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Functionality to drag and drop or copy and paste files must be disallowed (Internet zone).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Content hosted on sites located in the Internet zone are likely to contain malicious payloads and therefore this feature shou...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Launching programs and files in IFRAME must be disallowed (Internet zone).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to manage whether applications may be run and files may be downloaded from an IFRAME reference...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000039

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Navigating windows and frames across different domains must be disallowed (Internet zone).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Frames that navigate across different domains are a security concern, because the user may think they are accessing pages on ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000231

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Userdata persistence must be disallowed (Internet zone).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Userdata persistence must have a level of protection based upon the site being accessed. It is possible for sites hosting mal...
    Rule Medium Severity

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