Detections
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1.123 O365-WD-000001

Information

Word must automatically disable unsigned add-ins without informing users.

GROUP ID: V-223400
RULE ID: SV-223400r1016174

This policy setting controls whether the specified Office application notifies users when unsigned application add-ins are loaded or silently disable such add-ins without notification. This policy setting only applies if the 'Require that application add-ins are signed by Trusted Publisher' policy setting is enabled, which prevents users from changing this policy setting.

If this policy setting is enabled, applications automatically disable unsigned add-ins without informing users.

If this policy setting is disabled, if this application is configured to require that all add-ins be signed by a trusted publisher, any unsigned add-ins the application loads will be disabled and the application will display the Trust Bar at the top of the active window. The Trust Bar contains a message that informs users about the unsigned add-in.

If this policy setting is not configured, the disable behavior applies, and in addition, users can configure this requirement themselves in the 'Add-ins' category of the Trust Center for the application.

Solution

Set the policy value for

User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Word 2016 >> Word Options >> Security >> Trust Center >> Disable Trust Bar Notification for unsigned application add-ins and block them

to 'Enabled'.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26066

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-5(3), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001749, CCI|CCI-003992, Rule-ID|SV-223400r1016174_rule, STIG-ID|O365-WD-000001, Vuln-ID|V-223400

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: ffc0fbdfcbe916eb4193fdcd3110719718706cbab8183d876238433f949bcbb0