Details

PDF files can contain URLs that initiate connections to websites in order to share or get information. Any Internet access introduces a security risk as malicious websites can transfer harmful content or silently gather data.

Solution

Configure the following registry value:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path:
SoftwarePoliciesAdobeAdobe Acrobat11.0FeatureLockDowncDefaultLaunchURLPerms

Value Name: iURLPerms
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_Adobe_Acrobat_Pro_XI_V1R2_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|CM-7a.
• CAT|III
• CCI|CCI-000381
• Rule-ID|SV-89951r1_rule
• STIG-ID|ADBP-XI-000285
• Vuln-ID|V-75271

Source

• Tenable.com/audits