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

From Microsoft InfoPath 2010

Part of DTOO176 - Email forms beaconing UI

SV-33651r1_rule Email with InfoPath forms must be configured to show UI to recipients.

Vulnerability discussion

Malicious users could send e-mail InfoPath forms with embedded Web beacons that can be used to track when recipients open the form and provide confirmation that recipients' e-mail addresses are valid. Additional information gathered by the form or information entered by users could also be sent to an external server and leave the users vulnerable to additional attacks. By default, InfoPath users are only warned of a beaconing threat if the form originates from the Internet.

Check content

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft InfoPath 2010 -> Miscellaneous “Email Forms Beaconing UI” must be set to “Enabled (Always show 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 EmailFormsBeaconingUI is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Fix text

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft InfoPath 2010 -> Miscellaneous “Email Forms Beaconing UI” to “Enabled (Always show UI)”.

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