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Disabling email forms running in Restricted Security Level must be configured.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-17657 DTOO171 SV-53381r1_rule Medium
Description
InfoPath forms running with the restricted security level, can only access data stored on the forms. However, a malicious user could still send an email form running with the restricted security level, in an attempt to access sensitive information provided by users. By default InfoPath email forms running with the restricted security level can be opened.
STIG Date
Microsoft InfoPath 2013 STIG 2018-04-03

Details

Check Text ( C-47626r1_chk )
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft InfoPath 2013 -> InfoPath e-mail forms "Disable e-mail forms running in restricted security level" must be set to "Enabled".

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

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\InfoPath\security

Criteria: If the value EnableRestrictedEMailForms is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-46305r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft InfoPath 2013 -> InfoPath e-mail forms "Disable e-mail forms running in restricted security level" to "Enabled".