Adobe Acrobat Pro XI third-party web connectors must be disabled.

From Adobe Acrobat Pro XI Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000381

SV-89991r1_rule Adobe Acrobat Pro XI third-party web connectors must be disabled.

Vulnerability discussion

Third-party connectors include services such as Dropbox and Google Drive. When third-party web connectors are disabled, it prevents access to third-party services for file storage. Allowing access to online storage services introduces the risk of data loss or data exfiltration.

Check content

Verify the following registry configuration: Note: The Key Name "cServices" is not created by default in the Acrobat Pro XI install and must be created. Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\FeatureLockDown\cServices Value Name: bToggleWebConnectors Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 If the value for bToggleWebConnectors is not set to “1” and Type is not configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the following registry value: Note: The Key Name "cServices" is not created by default in the Acrobat Pro XI install and must be created. Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\FeatureLockDown\cServices Value Name: bToggleWebConnectors Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

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