AADC-CL-000275 - Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Classic PDF file attachments must be blocked.

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Acrobat Pro allows for files to be attached to PDF documents. Attachments represent a potential security risk because they can contain malicious content, open other dangerous files, or launch applications.This feature prevents users from opening or launching file types other than PDF or FDF and disables the menu option to re-enable.

Solution

Configure the following registry value:

Registry Hive:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path:
\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\2015\FeatureLockDown

Value Name: iFileAttachmentPerms
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Classic > Preferences > Trust Manager > 'Allow opening of non-PDF file attachments with external applications' to 'Disabled'.

This policy setting requires the installation of the AcrobatProDCClassic custom templates included with the STIG package. 'AcrobatProDCClassic.admx' and 'AcrobatProDCClassic.adml' must be copied to the \Windows\PolicyDefinitions and \Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US directories respectively.

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Classic Track v2r1

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 87d4073f7fe256d71a484a86f7ba7eb497c451843785da6ef672f3651dd06312

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AADC-CL-000275 - Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Classic PDF file attachments must be blocked.

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