DTOO194 - Office System - Hyperlink warnings for Office must be configured for use.

Information

Unsafe hyperlinks are links that might pose a security risk if users click them. Clicking an unsafe link could compromise the security of sensitive information or harm the computer.
Links that Office considers unsafe include links to executable files, TIFF files, and Microsoft Document Imaging (MDI) files. Other unsafe links are those using protocols considered to be unsafe, including msn, nntp, mms, outlook, and stssync.

Solution

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2010 -> Security Settings 'Suppress hyperlink warnings' to 'Disabled'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_OfficeSystem_2010_V1R12_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-18(4), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002460, Rule-ID|SV-33469r1_rule, STIG-ID|DTOO194, Vuln-ID|V-17659

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 5cd1e04814ba066eecf81ac1859a29284e011c0235272ff4b5d0da2bee8bf9f7