Adobe Acrobat Professional DC Continuous Track Security Technical Implementation Guide

Overview

VersionDateFinding Count (23)Downloads
22021-06-22CAT I (High): 1CAT II (Medium): 11CAT III (Low): 11
STIG Description
This Security Technical Implementation Guide is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DoD) information systems. The requirements are derived from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 and related documents. Comments or proposed revisions to this document should be sent via email to the following address: disa.stig_spt@mail.mil.
ClassifiedPublicSensitive
I - Mission Critical ClassifiedI - Mission Critical PublicI - Mission Critical Sensitive
II - Mission Support ClassifiedII - Mission Support PublicII - Mission Support Sensitive
III - Administrative ClassifiedIII - Administrative PublicIII - Administrative Sensitive

Findings - MAC II - Mission Support Public

Finding IDSeverityTitleDescription
V-213117
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Enhanced Security for standalone mode must be enabled.Enhanced Security (ES) is a sandbox capability that restricts access to system resources. ES can be configured in two modes: Standalone mode is when A...
V-213118
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Enhanced Security for browser mode must be enabled.Enhanced Security (ES) is a sandbox capability that restricts access to system resources and prevents PDF cross domain access. ES can be configured in...
V-213119
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous PDF file attachments must be blocked.Acrobat Pro allows for files to be attached to PDF documents. Attachments represent a potential security risk because they can contain malicious conte...
V-213122
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous must be configured to block Flash Content.Flash has a long history of vulnerabilities. Although Flash is no longer provided with Acrobat, if the system has Flash installed, a malicious PDF co...
V-213123
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Send and Track plugin for Outlook must be disabled.When enabled, the Adobe Send and Track button appears in Outlook. When an email is composed it enables the ability to send large files as public links...
V-213124
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous privileged file and folder locations must be disabled.Privileged Locations are the primary method Acrobat uses to allow users and admins to specify trusted content that should be exempt from security rest...
V-213127
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Protected Mode must be enabled.Protected Mode is a “sandbox” that is essentially a read-only mode. When enabled, Acrobat allows the execution environment of untrusted PDF's and the...
V-213128
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Protected View must be enabled.Protected View is a “super-sandbox” that is essentially a read-only mode. When enabled, Acrobat strictly confines the execution environment of untrust...
V-213131
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous must disable the ability to store files on Acrobat.com.Adobe Acrobat Pro DC provides the ability to store PDF files on Adobe.com servers. Allowing users to store files on non-DoD systems introduces risk of...
V-213132
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Cloud Synchronization must be disabled.By default, Adobe online services are tightly integrated in Adobe Acrobat. When the Adobe Cloud synchronization is disabled it prevents the synchroniz...
V-245874
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous FIPS mode must be enabled.Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. The application must implement cryptographi...
V-213120
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous access to unknown websites must be restricted.Acrobat provides the ability for the user to store a list of websites with an associated behavior of allow, ask, or block. Websites that are not in th...
V-213121
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous access to websites must be blocked.PDF files can contain URLs that initiate connections to websites in order to share or get information. Any Internet access introduces a security risk ...
V-213126
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous periodic downloading of Adobe European certificates must be disabled.By default, the user can update Adobe European certificates from an Adobe server through the GUI. When updating Adobe European certificates is disab...
V-213130
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Default Handler changes must be disabled.Acrobat Pro allows users to change the version of Acrobat Pro that is used to read PDF files. This is a risk if multiple versions of Acrobat are insta...
V-213133
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Repair Installation must be disabled.When Repair Installation is disabled the user does not have the option (Help Menu) or ability to repair an Adobe Acrobat Pro DC install. Ability to re...
V-213134
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous third-party web connectors must be disabled.Third-party connectors include services such as Dropbox and Google Drive. When third-party web connectors are disabled, it prevents access to third-pa...
V-213135
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Webmail must be disabled.Acrobat Pro DC provides a Webmail capability. This allows users to send PDFs as email attachments using any mail account that supports SMTP/IMAP proto...
V-213136
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Welcome Screen must be disabled.The Adobe Welcome screen can be distracting. It provides marketing material and also has online links to the Adobe quick tips website, tutorials, blog...
V-213137
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous SharePoint and Office365 access must be disabled.Both SharePoint and Office365 configurations are shared in one setting. Disabling this setting removes the user’s ability to use both SharePoint and O...
V-213138
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Periodic downloading of Adobe certificates must be disabled.By default, the user can update Adobe certificates from an Adobe server through the GUI. When updating Adobe certificates is disabled, it prevents the...
V-213139
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous privileged host locations must be disabled.Privileged Locations are the primary method Acrobat uses to allow users and admins to specify trusted content that should be exempt from security rest...
V-213129
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous latest security-related software updates must be installed.Security flaws with software applications are discovered daily. Vendors are constantly updating and patching their products to address newly discovere...