CAPEC Definitions
CAPEC Definitions / CAPEC-474
CAPEC-474: Signature Spoofing by Key Theft
An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by theft and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.
Severity:High
Possibility:Medium
Extended Description
No Extended Description.
Mitigations
Restrict access to private keys from non-supervisory accounts
Restrict access to administrative personnel and processes only
Ensure all remote methods are secured
Ensure all services are patched and up to date
Relationships with other CAPECs
CAPEC-473: Signature Spoof
Prerequisites
An authoritative or reputable signer is storing their private signature key with insufficient protection.
Related Weaknesses
CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
