Automatically downloading enclosures on RSS must be disallowed.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-228472 | SRG-APP-000141 | DTOO313 | SV-228472r508021_rule | 2022-03-11 | 2 |
Description
This policy setting allows you to control whether Outlook automatically downloads enclosures on RSS items. If you enable this policy setting, Outlook will automatically download enclosures on RSS items. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, enclosures on RSS items are not downloaded by default.
ℹ️ Check
Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2016 -> Account Settings -> RSS Feeds "Automatically download enclosures" is set to "Disabled".
Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\outlook\options\rss
Criteria: If the value EnableAttachments is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.
✔️ Fix
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2016 -> Account Settings -> RSS Feeds "Automatically download enclosures" to "Disabled".