Microsoft Word 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Overview

VersionDateFinding Count (34)Downloads
12016-11-02CAT I (High): 0CAT II (Medium): 34CAT III (Low): 0
STIG Description
The Microsoft Word 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DoD) information systems. Comments or proposed revisions to this document should be sent via e-mail to the following address: disa.stig_spt@mail.mil.
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Findings - All

Finding IDSeverityTitleDescription
V-71041
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Disabling of user name and password syntax from being used in URLs must be enforced.The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) standard allows user authentication to be included in URL strings in the form http://username:password@example.com....
V-71043
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Blocking as default file block opening behavior must be enforced.This policy setting allows you to determine if users can open, view, or edit Word files. If you enable this policy setting, you can set one of these o...
V-71045
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Internet Explorer Bind to Object functionality must be enabled.Internet Explorer performs a number of safety checks before initializing an ActiveX control. It will not initialize a control if the kill bit for the ...
V-71047
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Saved from URL mark to assure Internet zone processing must be enforced.Typically, when Internet Explorer loads a web page from a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) share that contains a Mark of the Web (MOTW) comment, indi...
V-71049
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Configuration for file validation must be enforced.This policy setting allows you to turn off the file validation feature. If you enable this policy setting, file validation will be turned off. If you ...
V-71051
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Files from the Internet zone must be opened in Protected View.This policy setting allows for determining if files downloaded from the Internet zone open in Protected View. If enabling this policy setting, files d...
V-71053
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Navigation to URLs embedded in Office products must be blocked.To protect users from attacks, Internet Explorer usually does not attempt to load malformed URLs. This functionality can be controlled separately for ...
V-71055
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Scripted Window Security must be enforced.Malicious websites often try to confuse or trick users into giving a site permission to perform an action allowing the site to take control of the use...
V-71057
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Add-on Management functionality must be allowed.Internet Explorer add-ons are pieces of code, run in Internet Explorer, to provide additional functionality. Rogue add-ons may contain viruses or othe...
V-71059
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Add-ins to Office applications must be signed by a Trusted Publisher.This policy setting controls whether add-ins for this applications must be digitally signed by a trusted publisher. If you enable this policy setting,...
V-71061
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Links that invoke instances of Internet Explorer from within an Office product must be blocked.The Pop-up Blocker feature in Internet Explorer can be used to block most unwanted pop-up and pop-under windows from appearing. This functionality can...
V-71063
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Trust Bar Notifications for unsigned application add-ins must be blocked.This policy setting controls whether the specified Office application notifies users when unsigned application add-ins are loaded or silently disable ...
V-71065
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
File Downloads must be configured for proper restrictions.Disabling this setting allows websites to present file download prompts via code without the user specifically initiating the download. User preferenc...
V-71067
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
All automatic loading from trusted locations must be disabled.This policy setting allows administrators to disable all trusted locations in the specified applications. Trusted locations specified in the Trust Cen...
V-71069
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Disallowance of trusted locations on the network must be enforced.This policy setting controls whether trusted locations on the network can be used. If you enable this policy setting, users can specify trusted locati...
V-71071
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Save commands default file format must be configured.This policy setting determines the default file format for saving files in Word. If you enable this policy setting, you can set the default file forma...
V-71073
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Force encrypted macros to be scanned in open XML documents must be determined and configured.This policy setting controls whether encrypted macros in Open XML documents be are required to be scanned with anti-virus software before being opened...
V-71075
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Trust access for VBA must be disallowed.This policy setting controls whether automation clients such as Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Microsoft Office (VSTO) can access the Visual B...
V-71077
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Protection from zone elevation must be enforced.Internet Explorer places restrictions on each web page users can use the browser to open. Web pages on a user's local computer have the fewest securit...
V-71079
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
ActiveX Installs must be configured for proper restriction.Microsoft ActiveX controls allow unmanaged, unprotected code to run on the user computers. ActiveX controls do not run within a protected container in...
V-71081
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Files in unsafe locations must be opened in Protected View.This policy setting determines whether files located in unsafe locations will open in Protected View. If unsafe locations have not been specified, onl...
V-71083
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Document behavior if file validation fails must be set.This policy setting controls how Office handles documents when they fail file validation. If you enable this policy setting, you can configure the fol...
V-71085
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Attachments opened from Outlook must be in Protected View.This policy setting allows for determining whether Word files in Outlook attachments open in Protected View. If enabling this policy setting, Outlook ...
V-71087
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The automatically update links feature must be disabled.When users open documents Word automatically updates any links to external content, such as graphics, Excel worksheets, and PowerPoint slides. To disa...
V-71089
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Warning Bar settings for VBA macros must be configured.This policy setting controls how the specified applications warn users when Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros are present. If you enable this...
V-71091
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Online translation dictionaries must not be used.This policy setting allows you to prevent online dictionaries from being used for the translation of text through the Research pane. If you enable or ...
V-71093
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Word 2 and earlier binary documents and templates must be blocked for open/save.This policy setting allows you to determine whether users can open, view, edit, or save Word files with the format specified by the title of this poli...
V-71095
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Word 2000 binary documents and templates must be configured to edit in protected view.This policy setting allows you to determine whether users can open, view, edit, or save Word files with the format specified by the title of this poli...
V-71097
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Word 6.0 binary documents and templates must be configured for block open/save actions.This policy setting allows you to determine whether users can open, view, edit, or save Word files with the format specified by the title of this poli...
V-71099
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Word 95 binary documents and templates must be configured to edit in protected view.This policy setting allows you to determine whether users can open, view, edit, or save Word files with the format specified by the title of this poli...
V-71101
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Word 97 binary documents and templates must be configured to edit in protected view.This policy setting allows you to determine whether users can open, view, edit, or save Word files with the format specified by the title of this poli...
V-71103
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Word XP binary documents and templates must be configured to edit in protected view.This policy setting allows you to determine whether users can open, view, edit, or save Word files with the format specified by the title of this poli...
V-71107
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Macros must be blocked from running in Office files from the Internet.This policy setting allows you to block macros from running in Office files that come from the Internet. If you enable this policy setting, macros ar...
V-71643
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Files on local Intranet UNC must be opened in Protected View.This policy setting lets you determine if files on local Intranet UNC file shares open in Protected View. If you enable this policy setting, files on ...