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Warning Bar settings for VBA macros must be configured.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>When users open files containing VBA macros, applications open the files with the macros disabled and displays the Trust Bar with a warning that macros are present and have been disabled. Users may then enable these macros by clicking Options on the Trust Bar and selecting the option to enable them. Disabling or not configuring this setting may allow dangerous macros to become active on user computers or the network.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility>System Administrator</Responsibility><Responsibility>Information Assurance Officer</Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-53232r1_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Set the  policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Project 2013 -> Project Options -> Security ->  Trust Center -> "VBA Macro Notification Settings" must be set to "Enabled: Disable all with notification".