SV-223052r960963: Use of the Tabular Data Control (TDC) ActiveX control must be disabled for the Restricted Sites Zone. | Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

Use of the Tabular Data Control (TDC) ActiveX control must be disabled for the Restricted Sites Zone.

Description

Discussion Text

This policy setting determines whether users can run the Tabular Data Control (TDC) ActiveX control, based on security zone. By default, the TDC ActiveX Control is disabled in the Internet and Restricted Sites security zones. If you enable this policy setting, users won't be able to run the TDC ActiveX control from all sites in the specified zone.

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

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000381SV-87401V-72763

References

DPMS Target Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 DISA DPMS Target Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 4095

Checks

OVAL

oval:mil.disa.fso.ie:var:58400 ← xccdf_mil.disa.stig_value_AllowApprovedDomainsToUseTDCActiveXControl_RestrictedSitesZone_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:584
# Use of the Tabular Data Control (TDC) ActiveX control must be disabled for the Restricted Sites 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\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel\Security Page\Restricted Sites Zone\Allow only approved domains to use the TDC ActiveX control
# 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\4').GetValueKind('120c').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_dword') -and (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\4' -Name '120c' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty '120c') -eq 3))
}
# Verifies the OS Version is equal to or greater than 6.3
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_2 {
  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\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion').GetValueKind('CurrentVersion').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_sz') -and (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion' -Name 'CurrentVersion' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'CurrentVersion') -ge '6.3'))
}
# Verifies the OS Build is equal to or greater than 14393
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_3 {
  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\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion').GetValueKind('CurrentBuildNumber').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_sz') -and (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion' -Name 'CurrentBuildNumber' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'CurrentBuildNumber') -ge '14393'))
}
# Verifies the OS Version is equal to or greater than 6.3
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_4 {
  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\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion').GetValueKind('CurrentVersion').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_sz') -and (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion' -Name 'CurrentVersion' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'CurrentVersion') -ge '6.3'))
}
# Verifies the OS Build is equal to or greater than 14393
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_5 {
  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\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion').GetValueKind('CurrentBuildNumber').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_sz') -and (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion' -Name 'CurrentBuildNumber' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'CurrentBuildNumber') -ge '14393'))
}

if (((test_1 -and test_2 -and test_3) -or (test_4 -and test_5))) {
  Write-Output "PASS"
} else {
  Write-Output "FAIL"
}

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# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.fso.ie:def:584
$compliant = ((Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\4" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).AllowOnlyApprovedDomainsToUseTheTDCActiveXControl -eq 3) -and ((Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" -Name "CurrentVersion" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).CurrentVersion -ge "6.3") -and ((Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" -Name "CurrentBuildNumber" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).CurrentBuildNumber -ge 14393)
if ($compliant) { Write-Output "PASS"; exit 0 } else { Write-Output "FAIL"; exit 1 }

Remediation

In the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Internet Explorer >> Internet Control Panel >> Security Page >> Restricted Sites Zone, set the "Allow only approved domains to use the TDC ActiveX control" to "Enabled".

In the Options windows, select "Enable" from the "Only allow approved domains to use the TDC ActiveX control" drop-down box.