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DTOO129 - Links that invoke instances of IE 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 2013 (Machine) -> Security Settings -> IE Security 'Block popups' to 'Enabled' and select 'spdesign.exe'.

See Also

https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_MS_SharePointDesigner_2013_V1R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-18(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001662, Rule-ID|SV-52808r1_rule, STIG-ID|DTOO129, Vuln-ID|V-40750

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 7879682b398d908d0dda38e078b61e6a31a51e7a41df87ecbb55ad21bbad173c