5.231 - Attachments must be prevented from being downloaded from RSS feeds.

Information

Attachments from RSS feeds may not be secure. This setting will prevent attachments from being downloaded from RSS feeds.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> RSS Feeds -> 'Turn off downloading of enclosures' to 'Enabled'.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/Oct2016/U_Windows_Vista_V6R41_STIG.zip