I - Mission Critical Classified
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SRG-APP-000112
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Adobe Reader DC must enable Enhanced Security in a Standalone Application.
<VulnDiscussion>PDFs have evolved from static pages to complex documents with features such as interactive forms, multimedia content, scripti...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000112
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must enable Enhanced Security in a Browser.
<VulnDiscussion>PDFs have evolved from static pages to complex documents with features such as interactive forms, multimedia content, scripti...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000112
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must enable Protected Mode.
<VulnDiscussion>A threat to users of Adobe Reader DC is opening a PDF file that contains malicious executable content. Protected mode provid...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000112
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Adobe Reader DC must enable Protected View.
<VulnDiscussion>A threat to users of Adobe Reader DC is opening a PDF file that contains malicious executable content. Protected view restri...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000112
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Adobe Reader DC must Block Websites.
<VulnDiscussion>Clicking any link to the Internet poses a potential security risk. Malicious websites can transfer harmful content or silentl...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000112
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must block access to Unknown Websites.
<VulnDiscussion>Because Internet access is a potential security risk, clicking any unknown website link to the Internet poses a potential sec...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000112
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must prevent opening files other than PDF or FDF.
<VulnDiscussion>Attachments represent a potential security risk because they can contain malicious content, open other dangerous files, or la...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000112
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Adobe Reader DC must block Flash Content.
<VulnDiscussion>Flash content is commonly hosted on a web page, but it can also be embedded in PDF and other documents. Flash could be used t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000133
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must disable the ability to change the Default Handler.
<VulnDiscussion>Allowing user to make changes to an application case cause a security risk. When the Default PDF Handler is disabled, the en...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000141
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must disable the Adobe Send and Track plugin for Outlook.
<VulnDiscussion>When enabled, Adobe Send and Track button appears in Outlook. When an email is composed it enables the ability to send large ...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000141
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must disable all service access to Document Cloud Services.
<VulnDiscussion>By default, Adobe online services are tightly integrated in Adobe Reader DC. With the integration of Adobe Document Cloud, di...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141
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Adobe Reader DC must disable Cloud Synchronization.
<VulnDiscussion>By default, Adobe online services are tightly integrated in Adobe Reader DC. When the Adobe Cloud synchronization is disabled...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141
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Adobe Reader DC must disable the Adobe Repair Installation.
<VulnDiscussion>When Repair Installation is disabled the user does not have the option (Help Menu) or functional to repair an Adobe Reader DC...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000141
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Adobe Reader DC must disable 3rd Party Web Connectors.
<VulnDiscussion>When 3rd Party Web Connectors are disabled it prevents the configuration of Adobe Reader DC access to third party services fo...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must disable Acrobat Upsell.
<VulnDiscussion>Products that don't provide the full set of features by default provide the user the opportunity to upgrade. Acrobat Upsell d...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000141
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must disable Adobe Send for Signature.
<VulnDiscussion>The Adobe Document Cloud sign service allows users to send documents online for signature and sign from anywhere or any devic...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000141
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must disable access to Webmail.
<VulnDiscussion>When Webmail is disabled the user cannot configure a webmail account to send an open PDF document as an attachment. Users sho...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must disable Online SharePoint Access.
<VulnDiscussion>Disabling SharePoint disables or removes the user’s ability to add a SharePoint account access controls the application's abi...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must disable the Adobe Welcome Screen.
<VulnDiscussion>The Adobe Reader DC Welcome screen can be distracting and also has online links to the Adobe quick tips website, tutorials, b...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000141
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must disable Service Upgrades.
<VulnDiscussion>By default, Adobe online services are tightly integrated into Adobe Reader DC. Disabling Service Upgrades disables both updat...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000380
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must disable the ability to add Trusted Files and Folders.
<VulnDiscussion>Privileged Locations allow the user to selectively trust files, folders, and hosts to bypass some security restrictions, such...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000380
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must disable the ability to elevate IE Trusts to Privileged Locations.
<VulnDiscussion>Privileged Locations allow the user to selectively trust files, folders, and hosts to bypass some security restrictions, such...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000427
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must disable periodical uploading of European certificates.
<VulnDiscussion>By default, the user can update European certificates from an Adobe server through the GUI. When uploading European certific...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000427
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must disable periodical uploading of Adobe certificates.
<VulnDiscussion>By default, the user can update Adobe certificates from an Adobe server through the GUI. When uploading Adobe certificates i...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000456
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Adobe Reader DC must have the latest Security-related Software Updates installed.
<VulnDiscussion>Security flaws with software applications are discovered daily. Vendors are constantly updating and patching their products t...Rule High Severity
Node 2
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