DTBI115-IE11 - ActiveX controls and plug-ins must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).

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Information

This policy setting allows you to manage whether ActiveX controls and plug-ins can be run on pages from the specified zone. ActiveX controls not marked as safe should not be executed. If you enable this policy setting, controls and plug-ins can run without user intervention. If you disable this policy setting, controls and plug-ins are prevented from running.

Solution

Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Security Page -> Restricted Sites Zone -> 'Run ActiveX controls and plugins' 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-000366, Rule-ID|SV-223058r428726_rule, STIG-ID|DTBI115-IE11, STIG-Legacy|SV-59443, STIG-Legacy|V-46579, Vuln-ID|V-223058

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 43d6170be9125fd5f9927ff99f10fd2ae970344e936ed731be0293eb9d7b4ffd