Details

This feature determines the restrictions placed on the scripts and links loaded into the browser from local HTML files.

Applying the same origin policy to local files will help mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Solution

Perform the following procedure:

* Open the mozilla.cfg file in the installation directory with a text editor

* Add the following lines to mozilla.cfg:

lockPref(“security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy”, true)

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1158

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-6b.

Source

• Tenable.com/audits