CAPEC-639 — Probe System Files
CAPEC-639: Probe System Files
MITRE CAPEC attack pattern
| Status | Stable |
| Typical severity | Medium |
| Likelihood of attack | — |
| Catalogue | CAPEC 3.9 (2023-01-24) |
Description
An adversary obtains unauthorized information due to improperly protected files. If an application stores sensitive information in a file that is not protected by proper access control, then an adversary can access the file and search for sensitive information.
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-552
ATT&CK techniques: T1039, T1552.001, T1552.003, T1552.004, T1552.006
Prerequisites
- An adversary has access to the file system of a system.
Consequences
- Confidentiality: Read Data
Mitigations
- Verify that files have proper access controls set, and reduce the storage of sensitive information to only what is necessary.