Internet Browser: Attachments must be prevented from being downloaded from RSS feeds

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

Remediation

To fix this configure the policy value for:
Computer Configuration
|_ Administrative Templates
|_ Windows Components
|_ RSS Feeds
|_ Prevent downloading of enclosures to "Enabled".

STIG: Server:
2022: https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/microsoft_windows_server_2022/2023-09-11/finding/V-254370
2019: https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/microsoft_windows_server_2019/2023-09-11/finding/V-205873 / https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/windows_server_2019/2020-06-15/finding/V-93265
2016: https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/microsoft_windows_server_2016/2023-08-22/finding/V-224949 / https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/windows_server_2016/2020-06-16/finding/V-73577

Desktop:
W11: https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/microsoft_windows_11/2023-09-29/finding/V-253407
W10: https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/microsoft_windows_10/2023-09-29/finding/V-220853 / https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/windows_10/2021-08-18/finding/V-220853

NIST 800-53: CM-6b
NIST 800-171A Rev3 IPD: A.03.04.02.b[01], A.03.04.02.b[02]
CAT: II
CCI: CCI-000366
Rule-ID: SV-29450r2_rule
STIG-ID:.5.231
Vuln-ID: V-15682
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
NIAP: FIA_UAU.1
CCE: CCE-80826-1
CIS: 12.12