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Microsoft InfoPath 2013 STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • DTOO133-Disable all trusted locations

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  • All automatic loading from Trusted Locations must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Trusted locations specified in the Trust Center are used to define file locations assumed to be safe. Content, code, and add-...
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  • DTOO157 - SharePoint Services Gradual Upgrade

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  • Redirection behavior for upgraded web sites by SharePoint must be blocked.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;InfoPath automatically redirects user requests for sites that have not been upgraded to the temporary URL if it is located on...
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  • DTOO167 - Forms Opening behavior - EMail /w code

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  • Opening behavior for Email forms containing code or scripts must be controlled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;InfoPath notifies and prompts users before opening InfoPath email forms that contain code or script. If this restriction is r...
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  • DTOO176 - Email forms beaconing UI

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  • Email with InfoPath forms must be configured to show UI to recipients.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Malicious users could send InfoPath email forms with embedded web beacons that can be used to track when recipients open the ...
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  • DTOO169 - Disable dynamic caching / form template

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  • Disable dynamic caching of the form template in InfoPath eMail forms.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By default, InfoPath 2007 caches form templates when they are attached to a mail item that is recognized as an InfoPath e-mai...
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  • DTOO173 - E-Mail forms from Full Trust Zone

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  • Disabling of email forms from the Full Trust Security Zone must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;InfoPath provides three security levels for form templates: Restricted, Domain, and Full Trust. The security levels determine...
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  • DTOO172 - EMail forms from Internet Zone

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  • Disabling email forms from the Internet Security Zone must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;InfoPath email forms can be designed by an external attacker and sent over the Internet as part of a phishing attempt. Users ...
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  • DTOO171 - EMail forms in Restricted Security

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;InfoPath forms running with the restricted security level, can only access data stored on the forms. However, a malicious use...
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  • DTOO159 - Fully trusted solutions access

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  • Disabling of Fully Trusted Solutions access to computers must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;InfoPath users can choose whether to allow trusted forms to run on their computers. The Full Trust security level allows a fo...
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  • DTOO158 - Solutions from the Internet Zone

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  • Disabling the opening of solutions from the Internet Security Zone must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Attackers could use InfoPath solutions published to Internet Web sites to try to obtain sensitive information from users. By ...
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  • DTOO168 - Sending templates with email form

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  • Disabling sending form templates with the email forms must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;InfoPath allows users to attach form templates when sending email forms. If users are able to open form templates included wi...
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  • DTOO170 - 2003 forms as email

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  • InfoPath 2003 forms as email forms in InfoPath 2013 must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An attacker might target InfoPath 2003 forms to try and compromise an organization's security. InfoPath 2003 did not write a ...
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  • DTOO164 - Beaconing UI / forms opening

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  • Beaconing UI shown for opened forms must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Malicious users can create InfoPath forms with embedded Web beacons that can be used to contact an external server when the u...
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  • DTOO165 - Beaconing UI /forms opened Activex

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  • Beaconing of UI forms with ActiveX controls must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;InfoPath makes it possible to host InfoPath forms in other applications as ActiveX controls. Such controls are known as InfoP...
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  • DTOO156 - Offline Mode Cache

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  • Offline Mode capability to cache queries for offline mode must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;InfoPath can function in online mode or offline mode. It can also cache queries for use in offline mode. If offline mode is u...
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  • DTOO160 - Unsafe File Attachments in InfoPath

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  • Unsafe file types must be prevented from being attached to InfoPath forms.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Users can attach any type of file to forms except potentially unsafe files that might contain viruses, such as .bat or .exe f...
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  • DTOO127 - Add-ins are signed by Trusted Publisher

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  • Add-ins to Office applications must be signed by a Trusted Publisher.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Office 2013 applications do not check the digital signature on application add-ins before opening them. Disabling or not con...
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  • DTOO294 - E-mail forms from the Intranet

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  • InfoPath must be enforced to not use email forms from the Intranet security zone.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;InfoPath email forms can be designed by an internal attacker and sent over the local intranet, and users might fill out such ...
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  • DTOO295 - InfoPath e-mail forms in Outlook

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  • InfoPath email forms in Outlook must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Attackers can send users InfoPath email forms in an attempt to gain access to confidential information. Depending on the leve...
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  • DTOO296 - Managed code from the Internet

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  • Disabling opening forms with managed code from the Internet security zone must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When InfoPath solutions are opened locally, the location of the form is checked so that updates to the form can be downloaded...
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  • DTOO297 - A form is digitally signed

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  • A form that is digitally signed must be displayed with a warning.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This setting controls whether or not the user sees a dialog box when opening Microsoft InfoPath forms containing digitally si...
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  • DTOO309 - APTCA Assembly Allow List Enforcement

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  • The InfoPath APTCA Assembly Allowable List must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;InfoPath 2013 forms' business logic can only call into Global Assembly Cache (GAC) assemblies listed in the APTCA Assembly Al...
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The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.

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