Details

This policy setting allows you to manage whether VBScript can be run on pages from the specified zone in Internet Explorer.

If you selected Enable in the drop-down box, VBScript can run without user intervention.

If you selected Prompt in the drop-down box, users are asked to choose whether to allow VBScript to run.

If you selected Disable in the drop-down box, VBScript is prevented from running.

If you do not configure or disable this policy setting, VBScript is prevented from running.

Solution

Policy Path: Windows ComponentsInternet ExplorerInternet Control PanelSecurity PageRestricted Sites Zone
Policy Setting Name: Allow VBScript to run in Internet Explorer

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/security-baseline-final-for-windows-10-v1909-and-windows-server/ba-p/1023093

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Communications Protection.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|SC-18(3)

Source

• Tenable.com/audits