CAPEC-277: Data Interchange Protocol Manipulation
Description
Data Interchange Protocols are used to transmit structured data between entities. These protocols are often specific to a particular domain (B2B: purchase orders, invoices, transport logistics and waybills, medical records). They are often, but not always, XML-based. Subverting the protocol can allow an adversary to impersonate others, discover sensitive information, control the outcome of a session, or perform other attacks. This type of attack targets invalid assumptions that may be inherent in implementers of the protocol, incorrect implementations of the protocol, or vulnerabilities in the protocol itself.
- Likelihood of attack
- Not rated by MITRE
- Typical severity
- Not rated by MITRE
- Abstraction
- StandardA specific methodology or technique used in an attack.
Mechanism of attack: Abuse Existing Functionality
Mitigations
CAPEC 3.9 lists no mitigation for this pattern; see its child patterns or related weaknesses.