DTOO323 - Publisher - The Publisher Automation Security Level must be configured for high security.

Information

When a separate application is used to launch Publisher 2010 programmatically, any macros can run in the programmatically-opened application without being blocked. Disabling or not configuring this setting could allow a malicious user to use automation to run malicious code in Publisher 2010.

Solution

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Publisher 2010 -> Security 'Publisher Automation Security Level' to 'Enabled and High (Disabled)' is selected.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Publisher_2010_V1R11_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-18(4), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001170, Rule-ID|SV-34093r1_rule, STIG-ID|DTOO323, Vuln-ID|V-26708

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 0c0c61d7d1d709e6edeaac97cbab324f6122f7b5e4336211cc5591df5c1cd9e1