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Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Protection from zone elevation must be enabled in all Office programs.

    <VulnDiscussion>Internet Explorer places restrictions on each web page users can use the browser to open. Web pages on a user's local compute...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000488

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • ActiveX installation restriction must be enabled in all Office programs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Microsoft ActiveX controls allow unmanaged, unprotected code to run on the user computers. ActiveX controls do not run within...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000112

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • File Download Restriction must be enabled in all Office programs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Disabling this setting allows websites to present file download prompts via code without the user specifically initiating the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000210

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Save from URL feature must be enabled in all Office programs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Typically, when Internet Explorer loads a web page from a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) share that contains a Mark of the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000112

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Scripted Windows Security restrictions must be enabled in all Office programs.

    &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
  • SRG-APP-000488

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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