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V-251554CAT II — Medium severitySV-251554r1067554_rule

Firefox must be configured to prevent JavaScript from moving or resizing windows.

Rule version FFOX-00-000010 · STIG v6 · 2026-08-19

Discussion

JavaScript can make changes to the browser's appearance. This activity can help disguise an attack taking place in a minimized background window. Configure the browser setting to prevent scripts on visited websites from moving and resizing browser windows.

Check

Type "about:policies" in the browser address bar.

If "Preferences" is not displayed under Policy Name or the Policy Value does not include "dom.disable_window_move_resize" with a value of "true" and status of "locked", this is a finding.

Fix

Windows group policy: 1. Open the group policy editor tool with "gpedit.msc". 2. Navigate to Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Mozilla\Firefox\ Policy Name: Preferences Policy State: Enabled Policy Value: { "dom.disable_window_move_resize": { "Value": true, "Status": "locked" } }

macOS "plist" file: Add the following: <key>Preferences</key> <dict> <key>dom.disable_window_move_resize</key> <dict> <key>Value</key> <true/> <key>Status</key> <string>locked</string> </dict> </dict>

Linux "policies.json" file: Add the following in the policies section: "Preferences": { "dom.disable_window_move_resize": { "Value": true, "Status": "locked" } }

Identifiers

Group ID
V-251554
Group title
SRG-APP-000141
Rule ID
SV-251554r1067554_rule
Check ID
C-54989r1067553_chk
Fix ID
F-54943r807133_fix