The ability to automatically hyperlink screenshots within Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook must be disabled.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The ability to automatically bind hyperlink to a screenshot inserted through the Insert Screenshot tool introduces the possibility of a malicious URL or website being imbedded in the Word, PowerPoint, Excel or Outlook document. Disabling the hyperlink in those screenshots will ensure users do not have the ability to directly open the hyperlinks.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-228536r508020_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Miscellaneous -> "Do not automatically hyperlink screenshots" to "Enabled".