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

An XCCDF Rule

Description

By default, InfoPath 2007 caches form templates when they are attached to a mail item that is recognized as an InfoPath e-mail form. When users fill out forms that open with a restricted security level, InfoPath uses the cached version of the mailed template, rather than any published version. To circumvent users filling out a published form, an attacker could e-mail an alternate version of the form, which would return the data to the sender as part of a phishing attack and could be used to gain access to confidential information.

Property Value
Responsibility System Administrator

ID
SV-53378r1_rule
Version
DTOO169
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft InfoPath 2013 -> InfoPath e-mail forms "Disable dynamic caching of the form template in InfoPath e-mail forms" to "Enabled".