Title

Untrusted intranet zone access to Project servers must not be allowed. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Enabling this setting allows users to access Project server websites and workspaces outside of the trusted Internet zone. As a result, malicious code could become active on user computers or the network to gain access to sensitive data. In this situation, the site could attempt to capture personal information, such as passwords and user names.

Check Content

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Project 2013 -> Project Options -> Security "Enable untrusted intranet zone access to Project server" is set to "Disabled". Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\ms project\security Criteria: If the value TrustWSS is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Fix Text

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Project 2013 -> Project Options -> Security "Enable untrusted intranet zone access to Project server" to "Disabled".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-53234r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-40892

Group Title: DTOO346 - Untrusted intranet zone

Expert Comments

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