V-253407 | Attachments must be prevented from being d...

Microsoft Windows 11

Attachments must be prevented from being downloaded from RSS feeds

STIG ID: WN11-CC-000295 | SRG: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-000366 | Vulnerability ID: V-253407

Description

Attachments from RSS feeds may not be secure. This setting will prevent attachments from being downloaded from RSS feeds.

Check

C-56860r829303_chk

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINERegistry Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Feeds\Value Name: DisableEnclosureDownloadValue Type: REG_DWORDValue: 1

Fix

F-56810r829304_fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> RSS Feeds >> "Prevent downloading of enclosures" to "Enabled".