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V-213135CAT III — Low severitySV-213135r766559_rule

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Webmail must be disabled.

Rule version AADC-CN-001305 · STIG v2 · 2021-06-22

Discussion

Acrobat Pro DC provides a Webmail capability. This allows users to send PDFs as email attachments using any mail account that supports SMTP/IMAP protocols. In addition to existing desktop email clients, users can now configure these mail accounts by providing User Name, Password, IMAP and SMTP details. The capability allows users to utilize Gmail and Yahoo mail accounts to send PDF files directly from within the Acrobat application. This capability allows the user to by-pass existing email protections provided by DoD email services.

Check

Verify the following registry configuration:

Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cWebmailProfiles

Value Name: bDisableWebmail Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

If the value for bDisableWebmail is not set to “1” and Type is not configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, this is a finding.

Admin Template path: Computer Configuration > Administrative Template > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > 'WebMail' must be set to 'Disabled'.

Fix

Configure the following registry value:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cWebmailProfiles

Value Name: bDisableWebmail Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration > Administrative Template > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > 'WebMail' to 'Disabled'.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-213135
Group title
SRG-APP-000141
Rule ID
SV-213135r766559_rule
Check ID
C-14372r766557_chk
Fix ID
F-14370r766558_fix