Scripts associated with public folders must be prevented from execution in Outlook.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>This policy setting controls whether Outlook executes scripts that are associated with custom forms or folder home pages for public folders.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-223348r961092_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Set the policy for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Outlook 2016 >> Outlook Options >> Other >> Advanced >> Do not allow Outlook object model scripts to run for public folders to "Enabled".