DTBI039-IE11 - Navigating windows and frames across different domains must be disallowed (Internet zone).

Information

Frames that navigate across different domains are a security concern, because the user may think they are accessing pages on one site while they are actually accessing pages on another site. It is possible that a website hosting malicious content could use this feature in a manner similar to cross-site scripting (XSS). This policy setting allows you to manage the opening of sub-frames and access of applications across different domains.

Solution

Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Security Page -> Internet Zone -> 'Navigate windows and frames across different domains' to 'Enabled', and select 'Disable' from the drop-down box.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_IE11_V2R5_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-4, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001414, Rule-ID|SV-223024r879534_rule, STIG-ID|DTBI039-IE11, STIG-Legacy|SV-59379, STIG-Legacy|V-46515, Vuln-ID|V-223024

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 1596cbfa0c198c05cf21f02b397645e3ff54c826f8ee80ef9dd6d03d7f3d1b5a