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III - Administrative Classified

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-APP-000516

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    Group
  • XAML files must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;These are eXtensible Application Markup Language (XAML) files. XAML is an XML-based declarative markup language commonly used...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000233

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    Group
  • Protected Mode must be enforced (Internet zone).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Protected Mode protects Internet Explorer from exploited vulnerabilities by reducing the locations Internet Explorer can writ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000233

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    Group
  • Protected Mode must be enforced (Restricted Sites zone).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Protected Mode protects Internet Explorer from exploited vulnerabilities by reducing the locations Internet Explorer can writ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

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    Group
  • Pop-up Blocker must be enforced (Internet zone).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to manage whether unwanted pop-up windows appear. Pop-up windows that are opened when the end ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

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    Group
  • Pop-up Blocker must be enforced (Restricted Sites zone).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to manage whether unwanted pop-up windows appear. Pop-up windows that are opened when the end ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000039

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    Group
  • Websites in less privileged web content zones must be prevented from navigating into the Internet zone.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows a user to manage whether websites from less privileged zones, such as Restricted Sites, can naviga...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000039

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    Group
  • Websites in less privileged web content zones must be prevented from navigating into the Restricted Sites zone.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to manage whether websites from less privileged zones, such as Restricted Sites, can navigate ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

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    Group
  • Allow binary and script behaviors must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to manage dynamic binary and script behaviors of components that encapsulate specific function...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

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    Group
  • Automatic prompting for file downloads must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting determines whether users will be prompted for non user-initiated file downloads. Regardless of this setti...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000206

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    Group
  • Internet Explorer Processes for MIME handling must be enforced. (Reserved)

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer uses Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) data to determine file handling procedures for files rece...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000206

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    Group
  • Internet Explorer Processes for MIME handling must be enforced (Explorer).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer uses Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) data to determine file handling procedures for files rece...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000206

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    Group
  • Internet Explorer Processes for MIME handling must be enforced (iexplore).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer uses Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) data to determine file handling procedures for files rece...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000206

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    Group
  • Internet Explorer Processes for MIME sniffing must be enforced (Reserved).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;MIME sniffing is the process of examining the content of a MIME file to determine its context - whether it is a data file, an...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000206

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    Group
  • Internet Explorer Processes for MIME sniffing must be enforced (Explorer).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;MIME sniffing is the process of examining the content of a MIME file to determine its context - whether it is a data file, an...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000206

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    Group
  • Internet Explorer Processes for MIME sniffing must be enforced (iexplore).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;MIME sniffing is the process of examining the content of a MIME file to determine its context - whether it is a data file, an...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

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    Group
  • Internet Explorer Processes for MK protocol must be enforced (Reserved).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The MK Protocol Security Restriction policy setting reduces attack surface area by blocking the seldom used MK protocol. Some...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

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    Group
  • Internet Explorer Processes for MK protocol must be enforced (Explorer).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The MK Protocol Security Restriction policy setting reduces attack surface area by blocking the seldom used MK protocol. Some...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

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    Group
  • Internet Explorer Processes for MK protocol must be enforced (iexplore).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The MK Protocol Security Restriction policy setting reduces attack surface area by blocking the seldom used MK protocol. Some...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000233

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    Group
  • Internet Explorer Processes for Zone Elevation must be enforced (Reserved).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer places restrictions on each web page it opens that are dependent upon the location of the web page (such as...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000233

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    Group
  • Internet Explorer Processes for Zone Elevation must be enforced (Explorer).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer places restrictions on each web page it opens that are dependent upon the location of the web page (such as...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000233

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    Group
  • Internet Explorer Processes for Zone Elevation must be enforced (iexplore).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer places restrictions on each web page it opens that are dependent upon the location of the web page (such as...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

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    Group
  • Internet Explorer Processes for Restrict File Download must be enforced (Reserved).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In certain circumstances, websites can initiate file download prompts without interaction from users. This technique can allo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

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    Group
  • Internet Explorer Processes for Restrict File Download must be enforced (Explorer).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In certain circumstances, websites can initiate file download prompts without interaction from users. This technique can allo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Internet Explorer Processes for Restrict File Download must be enforced (iexplore).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In certain circumstances, websites can initiate file download prompts without interaction from users. This technique can allo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

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    Group
  • Internet Explorer Processes for restricting pop-up windows must be enforced (Reserved).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer allows scripts to programmatically open, resize, and reposition various types of windows. Often, disreputab...
    Rule Medium Severity

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