Title

A form that is digitally signed must be displayed with a warning. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This setting controls whether the user sees a dialog box when opening Microsoft InfoPath forms containing digitally signed content. By default, InfoPath shows the user a warning message when the form contains a digital signature.

Check Content

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft InfoPath 2010 -> Security "Display a warning that a form is digitally signed" 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 SignatureWarning is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Fix Text

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft InfoPath 2010 -> Security "Display a warning that a form is digitally signed" to "Enabled".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-241908r960954_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-241908

Group Title: SRG-APP-000131

Expert Comments

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