SV-45212r1: Functionality to drag and drop or copy and paste files must be disallowed (Internet zone). | Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

Functionality to drag and drop or copy and paste files must be disallowed (Internet zone).

Description

Discussion Text

Content hosted on sites located in the Internet zone are likely to contain malicious payloads and therefore this feature should be blocked for this zone. Drag and drop or copy and paste files must have a level of protection based upon the site being accessed.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

Additional Details

Responsibility

System Administrator

References

DPMS Target IE Version 10 DISA DPMS Target IE Version 10 2351

Checks

OVAL

oval:mil.disa.fso.ie:var:27200 ← xccdf_mil.disa.stig_value_AllowDragDropOrCopyPasteFiles_InternetZone_LocalComputer_var

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

# Windows PowerShell
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.fso.ie:def:272
# Functionality to drag and drop or copy and paste files must be disallowed (Internet zone).
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# Computer Configuration\Network\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel\Security Page\Internet Zone\Allow drag and drop or copy and paste files
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_1 {
  return (((@{String='reg_sz';ExpandString='reg_expand_sz';Binary='reg_binary';DWord='reg_dword';MultiString='reg_multi_sz';QWord='reg_qword';None='reg_none'}[(Get-Item -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3').GetValueKind('1802').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_dword') -and (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3' -Name '1802' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty '1802') -eq 3))
}

if (test_1) {
  Write-Output "PASS"
} else {
  Write-Output "FAIL"
}

Assessment Script Powered by AISyntax-verified

A standalone PowerShell script to assess this control automatically. Review before running it in your environment.

Syntax-checked as valid PowerShell. Not executed here — running it for real needs the actual ms_ie10 target this check assesses.

# oval:mil.disa.fso.ie:def:272
$compliant = Test-Path -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3\1802" -and (Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3\1802").Value -eq 3
if ($compliant) { Write-Output "PASS"; Exit 0 } else { Write-Output "FAIL"; Exit 1 }

Remediation

Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Security Page -> Internet Zone -> "Allow drag and drop or copy and paste files" to "Enabled", and select "Disable" from the drop-down box.