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Firefox plugin for ActiveX controls is installed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-57591 DTBF-0009 SV-72001r1_rule Medium
Description
When an ActiveX control is referenced in an HTML document, MS Windows checks to see if the control already resides on the client machine. If not, the control can be downloaded from a remote web site. This provides an automated delivery method for mobile code.
STIG Date
Mozilla Firefox 2017-03-22

Details

Check Text ( C-58423r2_chk )
Procedure:
In about:plugins, verify that the Mozilla ActiveX control and plugin is not installed or enabled; if it is, then this is a finding.

Criteria:
If the Mozilla ActiveX control and plugin support is present and enabled, then this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-62791r2_fix)
Remove/uninstall the Mozilla ActiveX plugin.