CAPEC-648: Collect Data from Screen Capture
Description
An adversary gathers sensitive information by exploiting the system's screen capture functionality. Through screenshots, the adversary aims to see what happens on the screen over the course of an operation. 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).
Skills required
- LowOnce the adversary has logical access (which can potentially require high knowledge and skill level), the adversary needs only to leverage the relevant command for screen capture.
Consequences
- Confidentiality
Read Data
The adversary is able to capture potentially sensitive information and processes as they appear on the screen.
Mitigations
- Identify potentially malicious software that may have functionality to acquire screen captures, and audit and/or block it by using allowlist tools.
- While screen capture is a legitimate and practical function, certain situations and context may require the disabling of this feature.
Related weaknesses (CWE)
ATT&CK techniques (CAPEC taxonomy mapping)
Across MITRE's defensive frameworks
Linked through the 2 ATT&CK techniques above.
Counter with D3FEND
Defensive techniques MITRE D3FEND maps to the same ATT&CK techniques.