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III - Administrative Public

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • File Links that invoke instances of Internet Explorer from within an Office product must be blocked in PowerPoint Viewer.

    <VulnDiscussion>The Pop-up Blocker feature in Internet Explorer can be used to block most unwanted pop-up and pop-under windows from appearin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO508 - Restrict File Download in PowerPoint Viewer

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  • File Downloads must be configured for proper restrictions in PowerPoint Viewer.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Disabling this setting allows websites to present file download prompts via code without the user specifically initiating the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO502 - Enable IE Bind to Object in PowerPoint Viewer

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  • The Internet Explorer Bind to Object functionality must be enabled in PowerPoint Viewer.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer performs a number of safety checks before initializing an ActiveX control. It will not initialize a control...
    Rule Medium Severity

The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.

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