CAPEC-647: Collect Data from Registries
Description
An adversary exploits a weakness in authorization to gather system-specific data and sensitive information within a registry (e.g., Windows Registry, Mac plist). These contain information about the system configuration, software, operating system, and security. The adversary can leverage information gathered in order to carry out further attacks.
- Likelihood of attack
- Medium
- Typical severity
- Medium
- Abstraction
- DetailedA low-level, detailed pattern, often for a particular technology.
Mechanism of attack: Collect and Analyze Information
Prerequisites
- The adversary must have obtained logical access to the system by some means (e.g., via obtained credentials or planting malware on the system).
- The adversary must have capability to navigate the operating system to peruse the registry.
Skills required
- LowOnce the adversary has logical access (which can potentially require high knowledge and skill level), the adversary needs only the capability and facility to navigate the system through the OS graphical user interface or the command line.
Consequences
- Confidentiality
Read Data
The adversary is able to read sensitive information about the system in the registry.
Mitigations
- Employ a robust and layered defensive posture in order to prevent unauthorized users on your system.
- Employ robust identification and audit/blocking via using an allowlist of applications on your system. Unnecessary applications, utilities, and configurations will have a presence in the system registry that can be leveraged by an adversary through this attack pattern.
Related weaknesses (CWE)
ATT&CK techniques (CAPEC taxonomy mapping)
Across MITRE's defensive frameworks
Linked through the 3 ATT&CK techniques above.
Counter with D3FEND
Defensive techniques MITRE D3FEND maps to the same ATT&CK techniques.
- D3-SCPSystem Configuration Permissions2 shared
- D3-RDRestore Database2 shared
- D3-DIData Inventory2 shared
- D3-CFContent Filtering2 shared
- D3-CMContent Modification2 shared
- D3-DFDecoy File2 shared
- D3-FAFile Analysis2 shared
- D3-FEFile Encryption2 shared
- D3-FEVFile Eviction2 shared
- D3-FIMFile Integrity Monitoring2 shared
- D3-LFPLocal File Permissions2 shared
- D3-RFAMRemote File Access Mediation2 shared
Detect with CAR
MITRE CAR analytics that cover the same ATT&CK techniques.