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The Allow META REFRESH property must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).

An XCCDF Rule

Description

It is possible that users will unknowingly be redirected to a site hosting malicious content. 'Allow META REFRESH' must have a level of protection based upon the site being browsed. This policy setting allows you to manage whether a user's browser can be redirected to another web page if the author of the web page uses the Meta Refresh setting to redirect browsers to another web page.

ID
SV-223063r879887_rule
Version
DTBI123-IE11
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Security Page -> Restricted Sites Zone -> 'Allow META REFRESH' to 'Enabled', and select 'Disable' from the drop-down box.