DTOO129 - Links that invoke instances of Internet Explorer from within an Office product must be blocked

Information

The Pop-up Blocker feature in Internet Explorer can be used to block most unwanted pop-up and pop-under windows from appearing. This functionality can be controlled separately for instances of Internet Explorer spawned by Office applications (for example, if a user clicks a link in an Office document or selects a menu option that loads a web page). If the Pop-up Blocker is disabled, disruptive and potentially dangerous pop-up windows could load and present a security risk.

Solution

Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2016 (Machine) -> Security Settings -> IE Security 'Block popups' to 'Enabled' and place a check in the 'mspub.exe' check box.

See Also

https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_MS_Publisher_2016_V1R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-18(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001662, Rule-ID|SV-85377r1_rule, STIG-ID|DTOO129, Vuln-ID|V-70753

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 66beb7f3218555c58ae3349aa208ce97b24fa64ef701857e269b7f864f36e7fc