CAPEC Definitions

    CAPEC Definitions / CAPEC-387

    CAPEC-387: Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content

    An adversary manipulates either egress or ingress data from a client within an application framework in order to change the content of messages and thereby circumvent the expected application logic.

    Severity:Medium
    Possibility:

    Extended Description

    Performing this attack allows the adversary to manipulate content in such a way as to produce messages or content that look authentic but may contain deceptive links, spam-like content, or links to the adversarys' code. In general, content-spoofing within an application API can be employed to stage many different types of attacks varied based on the adversarys' intent. When the goal is to spread malware, deceptive content is created such as modified links, buttons, or images, that entice users to click on those items, all of which point to a malicious URI. The techniques require use of specialized software that allow the adversary to use adversary-in-the-middle (CAPEC-94) communications between the web browser and the remote system in order to change the destination of various application interface elements.

    Mitigations

    No Mitigations found.

    Relationships with other CAPECs

    CAPEC-386: Application API Navigation Remapping

    Prerequisites

    Targeted software is utilizing application framework APIs

    Related Weaknesses

    CWE-471: Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID)

    CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

    CWE-346: Origin Validation Error

    CWE-602: Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security

    CWE-311: Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data