CWE-693
DiscouragedProtection Mechanism Failure
Abstraction: Pillar · Status: Draft
The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.
1260 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-27RR-R4MX-XR9R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:19 – Updated: 2022-05-17 00:19In BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 6.6.0, the default configuration of the QNX SDP system did not in all circumstances prevent attackers from modifying the GOT or PLT tables with buffer overflow attacks.
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"aliases": [
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119",
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-11-14T21:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 6.6.0, the default configuration of the QNX SDP system did not in all circumstances prevent attackers from modifying the GOT or PLT tables with buffer overflow attacks.",
"id": "GHSA-27rr-r4mx-xr9r",
"modified": "2022-05-17T00:19:41Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T00:19:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3893"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000046674"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-27X6-H354-CFV6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-08 21:34 – Updated: 2026-09-10 15:33In findMetaAuthUid of AccountsDb.java, there is a possible frp bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-08T19:17:56Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In findMetaAuthUid of AccountsDb.java, there is a possible frp bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.",
"id": "GHSA-27x6-h354-cfv6",
"modified": "2026-09-10T15:33:00Z",
"published": "2026-09-08T21:34:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28658"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-09-01"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2944-XFPQ-698X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-19 15:31 – Updated: 2026-05-19 18:32Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-8969"
],
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-19T14:16:53Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151.",
"id": "GHSA-2944-xfpq-698x",
"modified": "2026-05-19T18:32:10Z",
"published": "2026-05-19T15:31:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8969"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2031123"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-46"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-50"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-297P-5QHW-W445
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-15 21:31 – Updated: 2026-09-16 18:31In ac_init_one_sswrp of init.c, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-0186"
],
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"CWE-693"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-15T19:17:14Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In ac_init_one_sswrp of init.c, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.",
"id": "GHSA-297p-5qhw-w445",
"modified": "2026-09-16T18:31:36Z",
"published": "2026-09-15T21:31:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0186"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2026/2026-09-01"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-298J-9Q4W-6RM4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-24 00:00 – Updated: 2022-12-05 22:34xUnit Plugin 3.0.8 and earlier implements an agent-to-controller message that creates a user-specified directory if it doesn’t exist, and parsing files inside it as test results.
This allows attackers able to control agent processes to create an arbitrary directory on the Jenkins controller or to obtain test results from existing files in an attacker-specified directory.
xUnit Plugin 3.1.0 changes the message type from agent-to-controller to controller-to-agent, preventing execution on the controller.
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"affected": [
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.jenkins-ci.plugins:xunit"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
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"fixed": "3.1.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
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],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-34181"
],
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"CWE-693"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-07-05T23:00:04Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2022-06-23T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "xUnit Plugin 3.0.8 and earlier implements an agent-to-controller message that creates a user-specified directory if it doesn\u2019t exist, and parsing files inside it as test results.\n\nThis allows attackers able to control agent processes to create an arbitrary directory on the Jenkins controller or to obtain test results from existing files in an attacker-specified directory.\n\nxUnit Plugin 3.1.0 changes the message type from agent-to-controller to controller-to-agent, preventing execution on the controller.",
"id": "GHSA-298j-9q4w-6rm4",
"modified": "2022-12-05T22:34:25Z",
"published": "2022-06-24T00:00:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34181"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/xunit-plugin/commit/6976b5da114845a7936ea36d5783a65cd91f9897"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/xunit-plugin"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-06-22/#SECURITY-2549"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Agent-to-controller security bypass in Jenkins xUnit Plugin"
}
GHSA-2995-QWMM-CM3P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-10 21:30 – Updated: 2023-01-17 15:30Inappropriate implementation in in iframe Sandbox in Google Chrome prior to 109.0.5414.74 allowed a remote attacker to bypass file download restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-0131"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-693"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-01-10T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Inappropriate implementation in in iframe Sandbox in Google Chrome prior to 109.0.5414.74 allowed a remote attacker to bypass file download restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)",
"id": "GHSA-2995-qwmm-cm3p",
"modified": "2023-01-17T15:30:21Z",
"published": "2023-01-10T21:30:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0131"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/1357366"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-10"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2C9F-F88G-G76P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-17 15:32 – Updated: 2026-09-17 15:32vm2 is a sandbox for running untrusted JavaScript. In vm2 versions up to and including 3.11.3, the defaultSandboxPrepareStackTrace function in lib/setup-sandbox.js builds its output array using prototype-walking index assignment (lines[lines.length] = value) rather than a prototype-bypassing define-property primitive. Because this bridge-internal array is allocated in the sandbox realm, code inside the sandbox can install an accessor on Array.prototype for the relevant index; the accessor is then invoked whenever the sandbox reads error.stack (or otherwise triggers Error.prepareStackTrace), allowing sandbox code to observe and intercept each stack-trace line written by the bridge. The same pattern is used in the error-handling (catch) branch. The values written are formatted strings only, so the practical impact is limited to an information side channel and a violation of vm2's bridge-container defense invariant rather than a sandbox escape; the vendor rates the issue Low. The issue is fixed in vm2 3.11.4, which installs each entry as an own data property via Reflect.defineProperty.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-92962"
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"CWE-693"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-17T14:18:02Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "vm2 is a sandbox for running untrusted JavaScript. In vm2 versions up to and including 3.11.3, the defaultSandboxPrepareStackTrace function in lib/setup-sandbox.js builds its output array using prototype-walking index assignment (lines[lines.length] = value) rather than a prototype-bypassing define-property primitive. Because this bridge-internal array is allocated in the sandbox realm, code inside the sandbox can install an accessor on Array.prototype for the relevant index; the accessor is then invoked whenever the sandbox reads error.stack (or otherwise triggers Error.prepareStackTrace), allowing sandbox code to observe and intercept each stack-trace line written by the bridge. The same pattern is used in the error-handling (catch) branch. The values written are formatted strings only, so the practical impact is limited to an information side channel and a violation of vm2\u0027s bridge-container defense invariant rather than a sandbox escape; the vendor rates the issue Low. The issue is fixed in vm2 3.11.4, which installs each entry as an own data property via Reflect.defineProperty.",
"id": "GHSA-2c9f-f88g-g76p",
"modified": "2026-09-17T15:32:17Z",
"published": "2026-09-17T15:32:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-q3fm-4wcw-g57x"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92962"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vm2-before-3.11.4-defense-invariant-violation-via-setup-sandbox-js"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-2CFQ-JPG3-8HHW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-27 18:31 – Updated: 2025-08-27 18:31A vulnerability in the REST API endpoints of Cisco Nexus Dashboard and Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, remote attacker to view sensitive information or upload and modify files on an affected device.
This vulnerability exists because of missing authorization controls on some REST API endpoints. An attacker could exploit th vulnerability by sending crafted API requests to an affected endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform limited Administrator functions, such as accessing sensitive information regarding HTTP Proxy and NTP configurations, uploading images, and damaging image files on an affected device.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-20347"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-693"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-27T17:15:36Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in the REST API endpoints of Cisco Nexus Dashboard and Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, remote attacker to view sensitive information or upload and modify files on an affected device.\n\nThis vulnerability exists because of missing authorization controls on some REST API endpoints. An attacker could exploit th vulnerability by sending crafted API requests to an affected endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform limited Administrator functions, such as accessing sensitive information regarding HTTP Proxy and NTP configurations, uploading images, and damaging image files on an affected device.",
"id": "GHSA-2cfq-jpg3-8hhw",
"modified": "2025-08-27T18:31:54Z",
"published": "2025-08-27T18:31:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20347"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nshs-urapi-gJuBVFpu"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2CM2-M3W5-GP2F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-08 16:22 – Updated: 2026-05-08 16:22Summary
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-wp5r-2gw5-m7q7 is not fully patched.
Details
It is still possible to get access to VM2_INTERNAL_STATE_DO_NOT_USE_OR_PROGRAM_WILL_FAIL.
PoC
const {VM} = require("vm2");
const vm = new VM();
console.log(vm.run(`
globalThis['VM2_INTERNAL_STATE_DO_NOT_USE_OR_PROGRAM_WILL_FAIL']
`));
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "vm2"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.11.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
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"aliases": [],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-693"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-08T16:22:52Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "### Summary\n\nhttps://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-wp5r-2gw5-m7q7 is not fully patched.\n\n### Details\n\nIt is still possible to get access to `VM2_INTERNAL_STATE_DO_NOT_USE_OR_PROGRAM_WILL_FAIL`.\n\n### PoC\n\n```js\nconst {VM} = require(\"vm2\");\nconst vm = new VM();\nconsole.log(vm.run(`\n globalThis[\u0027VM2_INTERNAL_STATE_DO_NOT_USE_OR_PROGRAM_WILL_FAIL\u0027]\n`));\n```",
"id": "GHSA-2cm2-m3w5-gp2f",
"modified": "2026-05-08T16:22:52Z",
"published": "2026-05-08T16:22:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-2cm2-m3w5-gp2f"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.2"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "vm2 has access to `VM2_INTERNAL_STATE_DO_NOT_USE_OR_PROGRAM_WILL_FAIL`"
}
GHSA-2F76-39WR-XP7W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-01 15:31 – Updated: 2026-09-01 15:31Dell PowerStore contains a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. An authenticated user with limited privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions and gain escalated privileges.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-79686"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-693"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-01T15:17:29Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Dell PowerStore contains a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. An authenticated user with limited privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions and gain escalated privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-2f76-39wr-xp7w",
"modified": "2026-09-01T15:31:14Z",
"published": "2026-09-01T15:31:14Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79686"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000497829/dsa-2026-330-dell-powerstore-t-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
No mitigation information available for this CWE.
CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
In applications, particularly web applications, access to functionality is mitigated by an authorization framework. This framework maps Access Control Lists (ACLs) to elements of the application's functionality; particularly URL's for web apps. In the case that the administrator failed to specify an ACL for a particular element, an attacker may be able to access it with impunity. An attacker with the ability to access functionality not properly constrained by ACLs can obtain sensitive information and possibly compromise the entire application. Such an attacker can access resources that must be available only to users at a higher privilege level, can access management sections of the application, or can run queries for data that they otherwise not supposed to.
CAPEC-107: Cross Site Tracing
Cross Site Tracing (XST) enables an adversary to steal the victim's session cookie and possibly other authentication credentials transmitted in the header of the HTTP request when the victim's browser communicates to a destination system's web server.
CAPEC-127: Directory Indexing
An adversary crafts a request to a target that results in the target listing/indexing the content of a directory as output. One common method of triggering directory contents as output is to construct a request containing a path that terminates in a directory name rather than a file name since many applications are configured to provide a list of the directory's contents when such a request is received. An adversary can use this to explore the directory tree on a target as well as learn the names of files. This can often end up revealing test files, backup files, temporary files, hidden files, configuration files, user accounts, script contents, as well as naming conventions, all of which can be used by an attacker to mount additional attacks.
CAPEC-17: Using Malicious Files
An attack of this type exploits a system's configuration that allows an adversary to either directly access an executable file, for example through shell access; or in a possible worst case allows an adversary to upload a file and then execute it. Web servers, ftp servers, and message oriented middleware systems which have many integration points are particularly vulnerable, because both the programmers and the administrators must be in synch regarding the interfaces and the correct privileges for each interface.
CAPEC-20: Encryption Brute Forcing
An attacker, armed with the cipher text and the encryption algorithm used, performs an exhaustive (brute force) search on the key space to determine the key that decrypts the cipher text to obtain the plaintext.
CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client
An attack of this type exploits vulnerabilities in client/server communication channel authentication and data integrity. It leverages the implicit trust a server places in the client, or more importantly, that which the server believes is the client. An attacker executes this type of attack by communicating directly with the server where the server believes it is communicating only with a valid client. There are numerous variations of this type of attack.
CAPEC-237: Escaping a Sandbox by Calling Code in Another Language
The attacker may submit malicious code of another language to obtain access to privileges that were not intentionally exposed by the sandbox, thus escaping the sandbox. For instance, Java code cannot perform unsafe operations, such as modifying arbitrary memory locations, due to restrictions placed on it by the Byte code Verifier and the JVM. If allowed, Java code can call directly into native C code, which may perform unsafe operations, such as call system calls and modify arbitrary memory locations on their behalf. To provide isolation, Java does not grant untrusted code with unmediated access to native C code. Instead, the sandboxed code is typically allowed to call some subset of the pre-existing native code that is part of standard libraries.
CAPEC-36: Using Unpublished Interfaces or Functionality
An adversary searches for and invokes interfaces or functionality that the target system designers did not intend to be publicly available. If interfaces fail to authenticate requests, the attacker may be able to invoke functionality they are not authorized for.
CAPEC-477: Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content
An attacker exploits the underlying complexity of a data structure that allows for both signed and unsigned content, to cause unsigned data to be processed as though it were signed data.
CAPEC-480: Escaping Virtualization
An adversary gains access to an application, service, or device with the privileges of an authorized or privileged user by escaping the confines of a virtualized environment. The adversary is then able to access resources or execute unauthorized code within the host environment, generally with the privileges of the user running the virtualized process. Successfully executing an attack of this type is often the first step in executing more complex attacks.
CAPEC-51: Poison Web Service Registry
SOA and Web Services often use a registry to perform look up, get schema information, and metadata about services. A poisoned registry can redirect (think phishing for servers) the service requester to a malicious service provider, provide incorrect information in schema or metadata, and delete information about service provider interfaces.
CAPEC-57: Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data
This attack utilizes a REST(REpresentational State Transfer)-style applications' trust in the system resources and environment to obtain sensitive data once SSL is terminated.
CAPEC-59: Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
This attack targets predictable session ID in order to gain privileges. The attacker can predict the session ID used during a transaction to perform spoofing and session hijacking.
CAPEC-65: Sniff Application Code
An adversary passively sniffs network communications and captures application code bound for an authorized client. Once obtained, they can use it as-is, or through reverse-engineering glean sensitive information or exploit the trust relationship between the client and server. Such code may belong to a dynamic update to the client, a patch being applied to a client component or any such interaction where the client is authorized to communicate with the server.
CAPEC-668: Key Negotiation of Bluetooth Attack (KNOB)
An adversary can exploit a flaw in Bluetooth key negotiation allowing them to decrypt information sent between two devices communicating via Bluetooth. The adversary uses an Adversary in the Middle setup to modify packets sent between the two devices during the authentication process, specifically the entropy bits. Knowledge of the number of entropy bits will allow the attacker to easily decrypt information passing over the line of communication.
CAPEC-74: Manipulating State
The adversary modifies state information maintained by the target software or causes a state transition in hardware. If successful, the target will use this tainted state and execute in an unintended manner.
State management is an important function within a software application. User state maintained by the application can include usernames, payment information, browsing history as well as application-specific contents such as items in a shopping cart. Manipulating user state can be employed by an adversary to elevate privilege, conduct fraudulent transactions or otherwise modify the flow of the application to derive certain benefits.
If there is a hardware logic error in a finite state machine, the adversary can use this to put the system in an undefined state which could cause a denial of service or exposure of secure data.
CAPEC-87: Forceful Browsing
An attacker employs forceful browsing (direct URL entry) to access portions of a website that are otherwise unreachable. Usually, a front controller or similar design pattern is employed to protect access to portions of a web application. Forceful browsing enables an attacker to access information, perform privileged operations and otherwise reach sections of the web application that have been improperly protected.