DTBI039 - Navigating windows and frames across different domains must be disallowed (Internet zone).

Information

Frames that navigate 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 web site hosting malicious content could use this feature in a manner similar to cross site scripting. 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 -> Internet 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_Microsoft_IE9_V1R15_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-4, CAT|II, Rule-ID|SV-40573r1_rule, STIG-ID|DTBI039, Vuln-ID|V-6256

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: afc9c6ee02b662bb46cbbe12e6b2d7264d5869c96a3cc5777daabe0c536b84e2