CAPEC-497: File Discovery
Description
An adversary engages in probing and exploration activities to determine if common key files exists. Such files often contain configuration and security parameters of the targeted application, system or network. Using this knowledge may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
- Likelihood of attack
- High
- Typical severity
- Very Low
- Abstraction
- StandardA specific methodology or technique used in an attack.
Mechanism of attack: Collect and Analyze Information
Prerequisites
- The adversary must know the location of these common key files.
Consequences
- Confidentiality
Read Data
Mitigations
- Leverage file protection mechanisms to render these files accessible only to authorized parties.
Related weaknesses (CWE)
ATT&CK techniques (CAPEC taxonomy mapping)
Across MITRE's defensive frameworks
Linked through the 1 ATT&CK technique above.
Counter with D3FEND
Defensive techniques MITRE D3FEND maps to the same ATT&CK techniques.
- D3-CFContent Filtering1 shared
- D3-CMContent Modification1 shared
- D3-DFDecoy File1 shared
- D3-FAFile Analysis1 shared
- D3-FEFile Encryption1 shared
- D3-FEVFile Eviction1 shared
- D3-FIMFile Integrity Monitoring1 shared
- D3-LFPLocal File Permissions1 shared
- D3-RFAMRemote File Access Mediation1 shared
- D3-RFRestore File1 shared
- D3-CQContent Quarantine1 shared