Title

Corrupt workbook options must be disallowed. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This setting controls whether Excel presents users with a list of data extraction options before beginning an Open and Repair operation when users choose to open a corrupt workbook in repair or extract mode.

Check Content

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Excel 2010 -> Data Recovery “Do not show data extraction options when opening corrupt workbooks” must be set to “Enabled". Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\excel\options Criteria: If the value ExtractDataDisableUI is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Fix Text

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Excel 2010 -> Data Recovery “Do not show data extraction options when opening corrupt workbooks” to “Enabled".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-34625r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-26591

Group Title: DTOO118 - Do not show data extraction options

Expert Comments

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