The Publisher Automation Security Level must be configured for high security.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
When a separate application is used to launch Publisher 2013 programmatically, any macros can run in the programmatically-opened application without being blocked. Disabling or not configuring this setting could allow a malicious user to use automation to run malicious code in Publisher 2013.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Responsibility | System Administrator |
- ID
- SV-53256r1_rule
- Version
- DTOO323
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Publisher 2013 -> Security "Publisher Automation Security Level" to "Enabled and High (Disabled)" is selected.