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Enabling outdated ActiveX controls for Internet Explorer must be blocked.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-72759 DTBI1110-IE11 SV-87397r2_rule Medium
Description
This feature keeps ActiveX controls up to date and helps make them safer to use in Internet Explorer. Many ActiveX controls are not automatically updated as new versions are released. It is very important to keep ActiveX controls up to date because malicious or compromised webpages can target security flaws in out-of-date ActiveX controls.
STIG Date
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-06-08

Details

Check Text ( C-72907r6_chk )
In the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Internet Explorer >> Security Features >> Add-on Management, verify "Turn off blocking of outdated ActiveX controls for Internet Explorer" is set to “Disabled”.

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext

If the value "VersionCheckEnabled" is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-79169r5_fix)
In the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Internet Explorer >> Security Features >> Add-on Management, set "Turn off blocking of outdated ActiveX controls for Internet Explorer" to "Disabled".