Detections
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1.48 EX19-MB-000140

Information

Exchange must not send automated replies to remote domains.

GROUP ID: V-259692
RULE ID: SV-259692r961161

Attackers can use automated messages to determine whether a user account is active, in the office, traveling, and so on. An attacker might use this information to conduct future attacks. Remote users will not receive automated 'Out of Office' delivery reports. This setting can be used to determine if all the servers in the organization can send 'Out of Office' messages.

Solution

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Set-RemoteDomain -Identity <'IdentityName'> -AutoReplyEnabled $false

Note: The <IdentityName> value must be in quotes.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23653

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|SI-8(2), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001308, Rule-ID|SV-259692r961161_rule, STIG-ID|EX19-MB-000140, Vuln-ID|V-259692

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 4c5c81ecfb5f1be8750198ae69a1900651aa360e6bd3c1ddf0a9e4d8163f4ad6