CAPEC-176 — Configuration/Environment Manipulation
CAPEC-176: Configuration/Environment Manipulation
MITRE CAPEC attack pattern
| Status | Draft |
| Typical severity | Medium |
| Likelihood of attack | — |
| Catalogue | CAPEC 3.9 (2023-01-24) |
Description
An attacker manipulates files or settings external to a target application which affect the behavior of that application. For example, many applications use external configuration files and libraries - modification of these entities or otherwise affecting the application's ability to use them would constitute a configuration/environment manipulation attack.
Where this sits in the chain
A finding maps to a weakness (CWE), a weakness is exploited by an attack pattern (CAPEC), and an attack pattern shows up in ATT&CK as observed adversary behaviour. This page is the middle hop.
Weaknesses exploited: CWE-15, CWE-1233, CWE-1234, CWE-1304, CWE-1328
Prerequisites
- The target application must consult external files or configuration controls to control its execution. All but the very simplest applications meet this requirement.