CAPEC Definitions
CAPEC Definitions / CAPEC-204
CAPEC-204: Lifting Sensitive Data Embedded in Cache
An adversary examines a target application's cache, or a browser cache, for sensitive information. Many applications that communicate with remote entities or which perform intensive calculations utilize caches to improve efficiency. However, if the application computes or receives sensitive information and the cache is not appropriately protected, an attacker can browse the cache and retrieve this information. This can result in the disclosure of sensitive information.
Severity:Medium
Possibility:
Extended Description
No Extended Description.
Mitigations
No Mitigations found.
Relationships with other CAPECs
Prerequisites
The target application must store sensitive information in a cache.
The cache must be inadequately protected against attacker access.
