Check: O365-OU-000009
Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus STIG:
O365-OU-000009
(in versions v2 r11 through v2 r6)
Title
Internet must not be included in Safe Zone for picture download in Outlook. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
This policy setting controls whether pictures and external content in HTML e-mail messages from untrusted senders on the Internet are downloaded without Outlook users explicitly choosing to do so. If you enable this policy setting, Outlook will automatically download external content in all e-mail messages sent over the Internet and users will not be able to change the setting. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Outlook does not consider the Internet a safe zone, which means that Outlook will not automatically download content from external servers unless the sender is included in the Safe Senders list. Recipients can choose to download external content from untrusted senders on a message-by-message basis.
Check Content
Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Outlook 2016 >> Security >> Automatic Picture Download Settings >> Include Internet in Safe Zones for Automatic Picture Download is set to "Disabled". Use the Windows Registry to navigate to the following key: HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\mail If the value for Internet is set to REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.
Fix Text
Set the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Outlook 2016 >> Security >> Automatic Picture Download Settings >> Include Internet in Safe Zones for Automatic Picture Download to "Disabled".
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-223354r879887_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-223354
Group Title: SRG-APP-000516
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000366 |
The organization implements the security configuration settings. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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CM-6 |
Configuration Settings |