CWE-284
DiscouragedImproper Access Control
Abstraction: Pillar · Status: Incomplete
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
7802 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-W8QQ-GX58-7QGX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-15 18:31 – Updated: 2026-04-15 21:30Incorrect access control in the config.php component of Slah v1.5.0 and below allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive information, including active session credentials.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-30994"
],
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"CWE-284"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-15T17:17:04Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Incorrect access control in the config.php component of Slah v1.5.0 and below allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive information, including active session credentials.",
"id": "GHSA-w8qq-gx58-7qgx",
"modified": "2026-04-15T21:30:17Z",
"published": "2026-04-15T18:31:58Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-30994"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cve.joaopaulodeoliveira.dev/cve.php/published/CVE-2026-30994"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cve.joaopaulodeoliveira.dev/cve.php/reserved/slah-informatica-sensitive-data-exposure"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W8VP-36XF-WV6V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-13 18:31 – Updated: 2024-03-13 18:31The Bulk Edit Post Titles plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the bulkUpdatePostTitles function in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to modify the titles of arbitrary posts.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-0369"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284",
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-03-13T16:15:10Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Bulk Edit Post Titles plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the bulkUpdatePostTitles function in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to modify the titles of arbitrary posts.",
"id": "GHSA-w8vp-36xf-wv6v",
"modified": "2024-03-13T18:31:32Z",
"published": "2024-03-13T18:31:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0369"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bulk-edit-post-titles/trunk/classes/class.bulk.titles.php#L130"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cad19306-6eef-4f80-9442-e7b314b3a873?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W922-QG6G-84WC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-08 18:30 – Updated: 2023-03-14 15:30feiqu-opensource Background Vertical authorization vulnerability exists in IndexController.java. demo users with low permission can perform operations within the permission of the admin super administrator and can use this vulnerability to change the blacklist IP address in the system at will.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-27088"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-03-08T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "feiqu-opensource Background Vertical authorization vulnerability exists in IndexController.java. demo users with low permission can perform operations within the permission of the admin super administrator and can use this vulnerability to change the blacklist IP address in the system at will.",
"id": "GHSA-w922-qg6g-84wc",
"modified": "2023-03-14T15:30:15Z",
"published": "2023-03-08T18:30:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27088"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/chen87548081/feiqu-opensource/issues/2"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W94P-6MHW-4QXW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:49 – Updated: 2022-07-06 20:26The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted script.
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"affected": [
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"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 1.3.7"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch"
},
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"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
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"last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 1.4.2"
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"package": {
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"name": "org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch"
},
"ranges": [
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"introduced": "1.4.0"
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"fixed": "1.4.3"
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
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],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-1427"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-07-06T20:26:29Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2015-02-17T15:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted script.",
"id": "GHSA-w94p-6mhw-4qxw",
"modified": "2022-07-06T20:26:29Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T02:49:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1427"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.elastic.co/community/security"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [],
"summary": "Improper Access Control in Elasticsearch"
}
GHSA-W95M-F858-6462
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-11 18:32 – Updated: 2025-03-11 18:32Improper access control in Windows Cross Device Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-24994"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-11T17:16:36Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Improper access control in Windows Cross Device Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-w95m-f858-6462",
"modified": "2025-03-11T18:32:19Z",
"published": "2025-03-11T18:32:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24994"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24994"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W96C-X257-7XQM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-08 18:33 – Updated: 2024-10-08 18:33Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-43503"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-10-08T18:15:12Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-w96c-x257-7xqm",
"modified": "2024-10-08T18:33:15Z",
"published": "2024-10-08T18:33:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43503"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43503"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W96V-GF22-CRWP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-13 14:57 – Updated: 2026-01-13 21:40Impact
The Webhook node’s IP whitelist validation performed partial string matching instead of exact IP comparison. As a result, an incoming request could be accepted if the source IP address merely contained the configured whitelist entry as a substring.
This issue affected instances where workflow editors relied on IP-based access controls to restrict webhook access. Both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses were impacted. An attacker with a non-whitelisted IP could bypass restrictions if their IP shared a partial prefix with a trusted address, undermining the intended security boundary.
Patches
This issue has been patched in version 2.2.0.
Users are advised to upgrade to v2.2.0 or later, where IP whitelist validation uses strict IP comparison logic rather than partial string matching.
Workarounds
Users unable to upgrade immediately should avoid relying solely on IP whitelisting for webhook security. Recommended mitigations include: - Adding authentication mechanisms such as shared secrets, HMAC signatures, or API keys. - Avoiding short or prefix-based whitelist entries. - Enforcing IP filtering at the network layer (for example, via reverse proxies or firewalls).
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"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "n8n"
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"ranges": [
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"events": [
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"introduced": "1.36.0"
},
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"fixed": "2.2.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
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],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-68949"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-134",
"CWE-183",
"CWE-284"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-01-13T14:57:12Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-13T19:16:15Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "## Impact\nThe Webhook node\u2019s IP whitelist validation performed partial string matching instead of exact IP comparison. As a result, an incoming request could be accepted if the source IP address merely contained the configured whitelist entry as a substring.\n\nThis issue affected instances where workflow editors relied on IP-based access controls to restrict webhook access. Both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses were impacted. An attacker with a non-whitelisted IP could bypass restrictions if their IP shared a partial prefix with a trusted address, undermining the intended security boundary.\n\n## Patches\nThis issue has been patched in version 2.2.0.\n\nUsers are advised to upgrade to v2.2.0 or later, where IP whitelist validation uses strict IP comparison logic rather than partial string matching.\n\n## Workarounds\nUsers unable to upgrade immediately should avoid relying solely on IP whitelisting for webhook security. Recommended mitigations include:\n- Adding authentication mechanisms such as shared secrets, HMAC signatures, or API keys.\n- Avoiding short or prefix-based whitelist entries.\n- Enforcing IP filtering at the network layer (for example, via reverse proxies or firewalls).",
"id": "GHSA-w96v-gf22-crwp",
"modified": "2026-01-13T21:40:42Z",
"published": "2026-01-13T14:57:12Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-w96v-gf22-crwp"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68949"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/23399"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/pull/23399"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/11f8597d4ad69ea3b58941573997fdbc4de1fec5"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "n8n: Webhook Node IP Whitelist Bypass via Partial String Matching"
}
GHSA-W97P-MJ77-WQ53
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-17 18:35 – Updated: 2026-06-17 18:35Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Portal product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Security Framework). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Portal. While the vulnerability is in Oracle WebCenter Portal, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebCenter Portal. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.9 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-46802"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-17T10:53:57Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Portal product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Security Framework). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Portal. While the vulnerability is in Oracle WebCenter Portal, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebCenter Portal. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.9 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).",
"id": "GHSA-w97p-mj77-wq53",
"modified": "2026-06-17T18:35:29Z",
"published": "2026-06-17T18:35:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46802"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspujun2026.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W97V-J5GM-VXR2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-14 00:00 – Updated: 2022-06-22 00:00Vulnerable versions of the Jupiter Theme (<= 6.10.1) allow arbitrary plugin deletion by any authenticated user, including users with the subscriber role, via the abb_remove_plugin AJAX action registered in the framework/admin/control-panel/logic/plugin-management.php file. Using this functionality, any logged-in user can delete any installed plugin on the site.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-1658"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-06-13T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Vulnerable versions of the Jupiter Theme (\u003c= 6.10.1) allow arbitrary plugin deletion by any authenticated user, including users with the subscriber role, via the abb_remove_plugin AJAX action registered in the framework/admin/control-panel/logic/plugin-management.php file. Using this functionality, any logged-in user can delete any installed plugin on the site.",
"id": "GHSA-w97v-j5gm-vxr2",
"modified": "2022-06-22T00:00:48Z",
"published": "2022-06-14T00:00:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1658"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/05/critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-jupiter-and-jupiterx-premium-themes"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W9H9-XWV5-CF2H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:19 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:19The Phoenix Media Rename WordPress plugin before 3.4.4 does not have capability checks in its phoenix_media_rename AJAX action, which could allow users with Author roles to rename any uploaded media files, including ones they do not own.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-24816"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-11-08T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "The Phoenix Media Rename WordPress plugin before 3.4.4 does not have capability checks in its phoenix_media_rename AJAX action, which could allow users with Author roles to rename any uploaded media files, including ones they do not own.",
"id": "GHSA-w9h9-xwv5-cf2h",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:19:57Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:19:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24816"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5f63d677-20f3-4fe0-bb90-048b6898e6cd"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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Mitigation MIT-1
Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
Mitigation MIT-46
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
- Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
- Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.
CAPEC-19: Embedding Scripts within Scripts
An adversary leverages the capability to execute their own script by embedding it within other scripts that the target software is likely to execute due to programs' vulnerabilities that are brought on by allowing remote hosts to execute scripts.
CAPEC-441: Malicious Logic Insertion
An adversary installs or adds malicious logic (also known as malware) into a seemingly benign component of a fielded system. This logic is often hidden from the user of the system and works behind the scenes to achieve negative impacts. With the proliferation of mass digital storage and inexpensive multimedia devices, Bluetooth and 802.11 support, new attack vectors for spreading malware are emerging for things we once thought of as innocuous greeting cards, picture frames, or digital projectors. This pattern of attack focuses on systems already fielded and used in operation as opposed to systems and their components that are still under development and part of the supply chain.
CAPEC-478: Modification of Windows Service Configuration
An adversary exploits a weakness in access control to modify the execution parameters of a Windows service. The goal of this attack is to execute a malicious binary in place of an existing service.
CAPEC-479: Malicious Root Certificate
An adversary exploits a weakness in authorization and installs a new root certificate on a compromised system. Certificates are commonly used for establishing secure TLS/SSL communications within a web browser. When a user attempts to browse a website that presents a certificate that is not trusted an error message will be displayed to warn the user of the security risk. Depending on the security settings, the browser may not allow the user to establish a connection to the website. Adversaries have used this technique to avoid security warnings prompting users when compromised systems connect over HTTPS to adversary controlled web servers that spoof legitimate websites in order to collect login credentials.
CAPEC-502: Intent Spoof
An adversary, through a previously installed malicious application, issues an intent directed toward a specific trusted application's component in an attempt to achieve a variety of different objectives including modification of data, information disclosure, and data injection. Components that have been unintentionally exported and made public are subject to this type of an attack. If the component trusts the intent's action without verififcation, then the target application performs the functionality at the adversary's request, helping the adversary achieve the desired negative technical impact.
CAPEC-503: WebView Exposure
An adversary, through a malicious web page, accesses application specific functionality by leveraging interfaces registered through WebView's addJavascriptInterface API. Once an interface is registered to WebView through addJavascriptInterface, it becomes global and all pages loaded in the WebView can call this interface.
CAPEC-536: Data Injected During Configuration
An attacker with access to data files and processes on a victim's system injects malicious data into critical operational data during configuration or recalibration, causing the victim's system to perform in a suboptimal manner that benefits the adversary.
CAPEC-546: Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment
An adversary obtains unauthorized information due to insecure or incomplete data deletion in a multi-tenant environment. If a cloud provider fails to completely delete storage and data from former cloud tenants' systems/resources, once these resources are allocated to new, potentially malicious tenants, the latter can probe the provided resources for sensitive information still there.
CAPEC-550: Install New Service
When an operating system starts, it also starts programs called services or daemons. Adversaries may install a new service which will be executed at startup (on a Windows system, by modifying the registry). The service name may be disguised by using a name from a related operating system or benign software. Services are usually run with elevated privileges.
CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service
When an operating system starts, it also starts programs called services or daemons. Modifying existing services may break existing services or may enable services that are disabled/not commonly used.
CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit
An adversary exploits a weakness in authentication to install malware that alters the functionality and information provide by targeted operating system API calls. Often referred to as rootkits, it is often used to hide the presence of programs, files, network connections, services, drivers, and other system components.
CAPEC-556: Replace File Extension Handlers
When a file is opened, its file handler is checked to determine which program opens the file. File handlers are configuration properties of many operating systems. Applications can modify the file handler for a given file extension to call an arbitrary program when a file with the given extension is opened.
CAPEC-558: Replace Trusted Executable
An adversary exploits weaknesses in privilege management or access control to replace a trusted executable with a malicious version and enable the execution of malware when that trusted executable is called.
CAPEC-562: Modify Shared File
An adversary manipulates the files in a shared location by adding malicious programs, scripts, or exploit code to valid content. Once a user opens the shared content, the tainted content is executed.
CAPEC-563: Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot
An adversaries may add malicious content to a website through the open file share and then browse to that content with a web browser to cause the server to execute the content. The malicious content will typically run under the context and permissions of the web server process, often resulting in local system or administrative privileges depending on how the web server is configured.
CAPEC-564: Run Software at Logon
Operating system allows logon scripts to be run whenever a specific user or users logon to a system. If adversaries can access these scripts, they may insert additional code into the logon script. This code can allow them to maintain persistence or move laterally within an enclave because it is executed every time the affected user or users logon to a computer. Modifying logon scripts can effectively bypass workstation and enclave firewalls. Depending on the access configuration of the logon scripts, either local credentials or a remote administrative account may be necessary.
CAPEC-578: Disable Security Software
An adversary exploits a weakness in access control to disable security tools so that detection does not occur. This can take the form of killing processes, deleting registry keys so that tools do not start at run time, deleting log files, or other methods.