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Finding ID | Severity | Title | Description |
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V-65811 | High | Adobe Reader DC must have the latest Security-related Software Updates installed. | Security flaws with software applications are discovered daily. Vendors are constantly updating and patching their products to address newly discovered security vulnerabilities. Organizations ... |
V-65787 | Medium | Adobe Reader DC must disable 3rd Party Web Connectors. | When 3rd Party Web Connectors are disabled it prevents the configuration of Adobe Reader DC access to third party services for file storage. |
V-65793 | Medium | Adobe Reader DC must disable Online SharePoint Access. | Disabling SharePoint disables or removes the user’s ability to add a SharePoint account access controls the application's ability to detect that a file came from a SharePoint server, and disables ... |
V-65767 | Medium | Adobe Reader DC must Block Websites. | Clicking any link to the Internet poses a potential security risk. Malicious websites can transfer harmful content or silently gather data. Acrobat Reader documents can connect to websites which ... |
V-65769 | Medium | Adobe Reader DC must block access to Unknown Websites. | Because Internet access is a potential security risk, clicking any unknown website link to the Internet poses a potential security risk.Malicious websites can transfer harmful content or ... |
V-65781 | Medium | Adobe Reader DC must disable all service access to Document Cloud Services. | By default, Adobe online services are tightly integrated in Adobe Reader DC. With the integration of Adobe Document Cloud, disabling this feature prevents the risk of additional attack ... |
V-65783 | Medium | Adobe Reader DC must disable Cloud Synchronization. | By default, Adobe online services are tightly integrated in Adobe Reader DC. When the Adobe Cloud synchronization is disabled it prevents the synchronization of desktop preferences across devices ... |
V-65803 | Medium | Adobe Reader DC must disable the ability to specify Host-Based Privileged Locations. | Privileged Locations allow the user to selectively trust files, folders, and hosts to bypass some security restrictions, such as enhanced security and protected view. By default, the user can ... |
V-65801 | Medium | Adobe Reader DC must disable the ability to add Trusted Files and Folders. | Privileged Locations allow the user to selectively trust files, folders, and hosts to bypass some security restrictions, such as enhanced security and protected view. By default, the user can ... |
V-65729 | Medium | Adobe Reader DC must enable Enhanced Security in a Standalone Application. | PDFs have evolved from static pages to complex documents with features such as interactive forms, multimedia content, scripting, and other capabilities. These features leave PDFs vulnerable to ... |
V-65775 | Medium | Adobe Reader DC must block Flash Content. | Flash content is commonly hosted on a web page, but it can also be embedded in PDF and other documents. Flash could be used to surreptitious install malware on the end-users computer.Flash ... |
V-65771 | Medium | Adobe Reader DC must prevent opening files other than PDF or FDF. | Attachments represent a potential security risk because they can contain malicious content, open other dangerous files, or launch applications. Certainly file types such as .bin, .exe, .bat, and ... |
V-65791 | Medium | Adobe Reader DC must disable access to Webmail. | When Webmail is disabled the user cannot configure a webmail account to send an open PDF document as an attachment. Users should have the ability to send documents as Microsoft Outlook ... |
V-65813 | Medium | Adobe Reader DC must enable FIPS mode. | Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The application must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards ... |
V-65735 | Medium | Adobe Reader DC must enable Enhanced Security in a Browser. | PDFs have evolved from static pages to complex documents with features such as interactive forms, multimedia content, scripting, and other capabilities. These features leave PDFs vulnerable to ... |
V-65737 | Medium | Adobe Reader DC must enable Protected Mode. | A threat to users of Adobe Reader DC is opening a PDF file that contains malicious executable content.Protected mode provides a sandbox capability that prevents malicious PDF files from ... |
V-65785 | Low | Adobe Reader DC must disable the Adobe Repair Installation. | When Repair Installation is disabled the user does not have the option (Help Menu) or functional to repair an Adobe Reader DC install. |
V-65807 | Low | Adobe Reader DC must disable periodical uploading of European certificates. | By default, the user can update European certificates from an Adobe server through the GUI.When uploading European certificates is disabled, it prevents the automatic download and installation ... |
V-65809 | Low | Adobe Reader DC must disable periodical uploading of Adobe certificates. | By default, the user can update Adobe certificates from an Adobe server through the GUI.When uploading Adobe certificates is disabled, it prevents the automatic download and installation of ... |
V-65789 | Low | Adobe Reader DC must disable Adobe Send for Signature. | The Adobe Document Cloud sign service allows users to send documents online for signature and sign from anywhere or any device. The signed documents are stored in the Adobe Cloud. The Adobe ... |
V-65777 | Low | Adobe Reader DC must disable the ability to change the Default Handler. | Allowing user to make changes to an application case cause a security risk.When the Default PDF Handler is disabled, the end users will not be able to change the default PDF viewer. |
V-65797 | Low | Adobe Reader DC must disable Service Upgrades. | By default, Adobe online services are tightly integrated into Adobe Reader DC. Disabling Service Upgrades disables both updates to the product's web-plugin components as well as all services ... |
V-65795 | Low | Adobe Reader DC must disable the Adobe Welcome Screen. | The Adobe Reader DC Welcome screen can be distracting and also has online links to the Adobe quick tips website, tutorials, blogs and community forums.When the Adobe Reader DC Welcome screen is ... |
V-65779 | Low | Adobe Reader DC must disable the Adobe Send and Track plugin for Outlook. | When enabled, Adobe Send and Track button appears in Outlook. When an email is composed it enables the ability to send large files as public links through Outlook. The attached files can be ... |
V-65815 | Low | Adobe Reader DC must disable Acrobat Upsell. | Products that don’t provide the full set of features by default provide the user the opportunity to upgrade. Acrobat Upsell displays message which encourage the user to upgrade the product. For ... |
Admin Template path: Computer Configuration Administrative Templates Adobe Reader DC Classic Preferences Trust Manager 'Access to websites' must be set to 'Enabled' and 'Block PDF files access to all web sites' selected in the drop down box. Select the Internet category from the list on the left To display the PDF in the browser, check 'Display in browser' To open PDFs from the web directly in Acrobat, uncheck 'Display in browser: A More Flexible Approach using Firefox. Anyone got an idea why the firewall would be failing to block acrobat/adobe reader - second latest version. Shows last programs blocked as the acrord32 and adobearm - and yet - there is an update is having no trouble coming up - so it's able to check - would have expected some kind of 'can't access the internet' message. Like most software, Adobe Photoshop CS4 occasionally connects to the Internet to find updates and validate that you have a legal copy. An update downloading in the background may slow down your Internet connection. To prevent CS4 from accessing the Internet, block the program through Windows Firewall. With Adobe Document Cloud — which includes the world’s leading PDF and electronic signature solutions — you can turn manual document processes into efficient digital ones. Now your team can take quick action on documents, workflows, and tasks — across multiple screens and devices — anywhere, any time, and inside your favorite.
Clicking any link to the Internet poses a potential security risk. Malicious websites can transfer harmful content or silently gather data. If you are concerned about these risks, you can configure Acrobat and Acrobat Reader to display a warning when a PDF attempts to connect to an Internet site.
You can allow Acrobat and Acrobat Reader to contact selected websites by adding their addresses (URLs) to your list of trusted websites in the Trust Manager preferences. Alternatively, you can allow all URLs. Follow the steps below.
How to allow or block links to the Internet in a PDF for all or selected websites
Adobe Acrobat Professional
- Open the Preferences dialog box in Acrobat DC or Acrobat Reader DC:
- On Windows: Click the Edit menu and then choose Preferences.
- On macOS: Click Acrobat or Acrobat Reader and then choose Preferences.
- In the Preferences dialog box, select Trust Manager in the Categories on the left and then click Change Settings.
- The Manage Internet Access dialog box is displayed.Note:If the options in the Manage Internet Access dialogbox are disabled, select Custom Setting.If options are still disabled, your product could be under an administrator’scontrol with those restrictions in place.
- In the Manage Internet Access dialog box, choose from the following options:
- To allow access to all websites, select Allow PDF Files To Access All Web Sites.
- To restrict access to all websites, select Block PDF Files’ Access To All Web Sites.
- To restrict access to only the websites you specify, select Custom Setting.
- To add a website, type its address in the Host Name text box and click Allow or Block.
- To remove a website you no longer want to visit or block, select the website in the list and click Delete.
- To specify what the program should do with websites that are not in your custom list, select one of these options: Always Ask, Allow Access, Block Access.
Click OK to apply the changes.
Note:
If you open a protected PDF and receive a prompt to allow or block a URL, select Remember My Action For This Site. This reply adds the URL to this list.
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