Microsoft Word 2010 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V1 · R12

CurrentPublished Wed Jul 24 2024

A warning before printing that the document contains tracking changes must be provided.

Microsoft Word 2010 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

A warning before printing that the document contains tracking changes must be provided.

Description

Discussion Text

Tracked changes or comments embedded within a document may contain sensitive, insulting, or embarrassing information that the document owner forgot, or that a contributor may have placed.

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Objective

V-242303

Rule

SV-242303r961863_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

DTOO303 - Word

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Word 2010 -> Word Options -> Security "Warn before printing, saving or sending a file that contains tracked changes or comments" must be set to "Enabled".

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

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\word\options\vpref

Criteria: If the value fWarnRevisions_1125_1 is REG_DWORD = 1 this is not a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Word 2010 -> Word Options -> Security "Warn before printing, saving or sending a file that contains tracked changes or comments" to "Enabled".

STIG check 27 of 36 in the Microsoft Word 2010 STIG checklist

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