Details

This policy setting allows you to restrict the ability to create an online presentation programmatically in PowerPoint and Word. If you enable this policy setting, an online presentation cannot be created programmatically. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, an online presentation can be created programmatically.

Solution

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2016 -> Present Online -> ‘Restrict programmatic access for creating online presentations in PowerPoint and Word’ to ‘Enabled’.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Office_System_2016_V2R1_STIG.zip

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(4)
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-001170
• Rule-ID|SV-238039r650684_rule
• STIG-ID|DTOO409
• STIG-Legacy|SV-85515
• STIG-Legacy|V-70891
• Vuln-ID|V-238039

Source

• Tenable.com/audits