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InfoPath must be enforced to not use e-mail forms from the Intranet security zone.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-26618 DTOO294 - InfoPath SV-34111r1_rule Medium
Description
InfoPath e-mail forms can be designed by an internal attacker and sent over the local intranet, and users might fill out such forms and provide sensitive information to the attacker. By default, forms that originate from the local intranet can be opened.
STIG Date
Microsoft InfoPath 2010 2016-08-09

Details

Check Text ( C-34214r1_chk )
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft InfoPath 2010 -> InfoPath e-mail forms “Disable e-mail forms from the Intranet security zone” must be set to “Enabled”.

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 EnableIntranetEMailForms is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-29905r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft InfoPath 2010 -> InfoPath e-mail forms “Disable e-mail forms from the Intranet security zone” to “Enabled”.