DTBI129-IE11 - Navigating windows and frames across different domains must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).

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Information

Frames navigating across different domains are a security concern, because the user may think they are accessing pages on one site while they are actually accessing pages on another site. It is possible that a website hosting malicious content could use this feature in a manner similar to cross-site scripting (XSS). This policy setting allows you to manage the opening of sub-frames and access of applications across different domains.

Solution

Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Security Page -> Restricted Sites Zone -> 'Navigate windows and frames across different domains' to 'Enabled', and select 'Disable' from the drop-down box.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_IE11_V2R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001414, Rule-ID|SV-223066r428750_rule, STIG-ID|DTBI129-IE11, STIG-Legacy|SV-59463, STIG-Legacy|V-46599, Vuln-ID|V-223066

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 83d15c179779360fa658da52ddf0e0d8ca7ed14bb5da716d137a055502a66f7c