CAPEC-38

Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths
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2014-06-23
00h00 +00:00
2022-09-29
00h00 +00:00
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Descriptions du CAPEC

This pattern of attack sees an adversary load a malicious resource into a program's standard path so that when a known command is executed then the system instead executes the malicious component. The adversary can either modify the search path a program uses, like a PATH variable or classpath, or they can manipulate resources on the path to point to their malicious components. J2EE applications and other component based applications that are built from multiple binaries can have very long list of dependencies to execute. If one of these libraries and/or references is controllable by the attacker then application controls can be circumvented by the attacker.

Informations du CAPEC

Conditions préalables

The attacker must be able to write to redirect search paths on the victim host.

Compétences requises

To identify and execute against an over-privileged system interface

Atténuations

Design: Enforce principle of least privilege
Design: Ensure that the program's compound parts, including all system dependencies, classpath, path, and so on, are secured to the same or higher level assurance as the program
Implementation: Host integrity monitoring

Faiblesses connexes

CWE-ID Nom de la faiblesse

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path
The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element
The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

Références

REF-1

Exploiting Software: How to Break Code
G. Hoglund, G. McGraw.

Soumission

Nom Organisation Date Date de publication
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2014-06-23 +00:00

Modifications

Nom Organisation Date Commentaire
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2018-07-31 +00:00 Updated Description, Description Summary, Examples-Instances, Related_Weaknesses
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2019-04-04 +00:00 Updated Related_Weaknesses
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2020-07-30 +00:00 Updated Taxonomy_Mappings
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2022-09-29 +00:00 Updated Example_Instances, Taxonomy_Mappings