CAPEC-678: System Build Data Maliciously Altered
Description
During the system build process, the system is deliberately misconfigured by the alteration of the build data. Access to system configuration data files and build processes is susceptible to deliberate misconfiguration of the system.
- Likelihood of attack
- Low
- Typical severity
- High
- Abstraction
- DetailedA low-level, detailed pattern, often for a particular technology.
Mechanism of attack: Manipulate System Resources
Prerequisites
- An adversary has access to the data files and processes used for executing system configuration and performing the build.
Consequences
- Integrity
Execute Unauthorized Commands
- Access Control
Gain Privileges
- Confidentiality
Modify Data; Read Data
Mitigations
- Implement configuration management security practices that protect the integrity of software and associated data.
- Monitor and control access to the configuration management system.
- Harden centralized repositories against attack.
- Establish acceptance criteria for configuration management check-in to assure integrity.
- Plan for and audit the security of configuration management administration processes.
- Maintain configuration control over operational systems.
Related weaknesses (CWE)
CAPEC 3.9 links no CWE weakness to this pattern.
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.