Microsoft Publisher 2013 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R6

CurrentPublished Wed Jul 24 2024

The Publisher Automation Security Level must be configured for high security.

Microsoft Publisher 2013 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The Publisher Automation Security Level must be configured for high security.

Description

Discussion Text

When a separate application is used to launch Publisher 2013 programmatically, any macros can run in the programmatically-opened application without being blocked. Disabling or not configuring this setting could allow a malicious user to use automation to run malicious code in Publisher 2013.

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Objective

V-242813

Rule

SV-242813r961092_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

DTOO323

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Publisher 2013 -> Security "Publisher Automation Security Level" is set to "Enabled and High (Disabled)" is selected. 

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

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\Common\Security 

Criteria: If the value AutomationSecurityPublisher is REG_DWORD = 3, this is not a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Publisher 2013 -> Security "Publisher Automation Security Level" to "Enabled and High (Disabled)" is selected.

STIG check 15 of 16 in the Microsoft Publisher 2013 STIG checklist

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