Microsoft Outlook 2013 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V1 · R14

CurrentPublished Thu Jan 30 2025

Scripts in One-Off Outlook forms must be disallowed.

Microsoft Outlook 2013 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Scripts in One-Off Outlook forms must be disallowed.

Description

Discussion Text

Malicious code can be included within Outlook forms, and such code could be executed when users open the form. By default, Outlook does not run scripts in forms in which the script and the layout are contained within the message.

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Objective

V-242702

Rule

SV-242702r961092_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

DTOO246

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2013 -> Security -> Security Form Settings -> Custom Form Security "Allow scripts in one-off Outlook forms" is set to "Disabled".

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: 

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\outlook\security

Criteria: If the value EnableOneOffFormScripts is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2013 -> Security -> Security Form Settings -> Custom Form Security "Allow scripts in one-off Outlook forms" to "Disabled".

STIG check 39 of 82 in the Microsoft Outlook 2013 STIG checklist

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