Beaconing UI shown for opened forms must be configured.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17745	DTOO164 - InfoPath	SV-33652r1_rule		Medium

Description
Malicious users can create InfoPath forms with embedded Web beacons that can be used to contact an external server when the user opens the form. Information could be gathered by the form, or information entered by users could be sent to an external server and cause them to be vulnerable to additional attacks. By default, InfoPath warns users about potential Web beaconing threats.

STIG	Date
Microsoft InfoPath 2010	2016-08-09

Details

Check Text ( C-34113r1_chk )
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft InfoPath 2010 -> Security -> “Beaconing UI for forms opened in InfoPath” must be set to “Enabled (Always show beaconing UI)”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\infopath\security Criteria: If the value InfoPathBeaconingUI is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-34113r1_chk )

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft InfoPath 2010 -> Security -> “Beaconing UI for forms opened in InfoPath” must be set to “Enabled (Always show beaconing UI)”.

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\infopath\security

Criteria: If the value InfoPathBeaconingUI is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-29793r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft InfoPath 2010 -> Security -> “Beaconing UI for forms opened in InfoPath” to “Enabled (Always show beaconing UI)”.