Add-ins to Office applications must be signed by a Trusted Publisher.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Office 2013 applications do not check the digital signature on application add-ins before opening them. Disabling or not configuring this setting may allow an application to load a dangerous add-in. As a result, malicious code could become active on user computers or the network.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Responsibility | System Administrator |
- ID
- SV-52794r1_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Visio 2013 -> Visio Options -> Security -> Trust Center -> "Require that application add-ins are signed by Trusted Publisher" to "Enabled".