Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V3 · R7

CurrentPublished Thu Nov 09 2023

Event Viewer Events.asp links must be turned off.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Event Viewer Events.asp links must be turned off.

Description

Discussion Text

Viewing events is a function of administrators, who must not access the internet with privileged accounts. This setting will disable Events.asp hyperlinks in Event Viewer to prevent links to the internet from within events.

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Objective

V-225342

Rule

SV-225342r569185_rule

Severity

low

Rule Version

WN12-CC-000033

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\EventViewer\

Value Name: MicrosoftEventVwrDisableLinks

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Internet Communication Management -> Internet Communication settings -> "Turn off Event Viewer "Events.asp" links" to "Enabled".

STIG check 99 of 329 in the Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server STIG checklist

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