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V-223022

CAT II (Medium)

Functionality to drag and drop or copy and paste files must be disallowed (Internet zone).

Rule ID

SV-223022r960963_rule

STIG

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R7

CCIs

CCI-000381

Discussion

Content hosted on sites located in the Internet zone are likely to contain malicious payloads and therefore this feature should be blocked for this zone. Drag and drop or copy and paste files must have a level of protection based upon the site being accessed.

Check Content

The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Security Page -> Internet Zone -> 'Allow drag and drop or copy and paste files' must be 'Enabled', and 'Disable' selected from the drop-down box. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3 Criteria: If the value for "1802" is REG_DWORD = 3, this is not a finding.

Fix Text

Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Security Page -> Internet Zone -> 'Allow drag and drop or copy and paste files' to 'Enabled', and select 'Disable' from the drop-down box.