CAPEC Definitions

    CAPEC Definitions / CAPEC-144

    CAPEC-144: Detect Unpublicized Web Services

    An adversary searches a targeted web site for web services that have not been publicized. This attack can be especially dangerous since unpublished but available services may not have adequate security controls placed upon them given that an administrator may believe they are unreachable.

    Severity:Low
    Possibility:

    Extended Description

    No Extended Description.

    Mitigations

    No Mitigations found.

    Relationships with other CAPECs

    CAPEC-150: Collect Data from Common Resource Locations

    Prerequisites

    The targeted web site must include unpublished services within its web tree. The nature of these services determines the severity of this attack.

    Related Weaknesses

    CWE-425: Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')