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CAPEC-678:System Build Data Maliciously Altered

Attack Pattern ID:678

Version:v3.9

Attack Pattern Name:System Build Data Maliciously Altered

Abstraction:Detailed

Status:Draft

Likelihood of Attack:Low

Typical Severity:High

Details Content History Related Weaknesses Reports

▼Description

During the system build process, the system is deliberately misconfigured by the alteration of the build data. Access to system configuration data files and build processes is susceptible to deliberate misconfiguration of the system.

▼Relationships

Nature	Type	ID	Name
ChildOf	S	444	Development Alteration

Nature: ChildOf

Type: Standard

ID: 444

Name: Development Alteration

▼Prerequisites

An adversary has access to the data files and processes used for executing system configuration and performing the build.

▼Consequences

Scope	Likelihood	Impact	Note
Integrity	N/A	Execute Unauthorized Commands	N/A
Access Control	N/A	Gain Privileges	N/A
Confidentiality	N/A	Modify DataRead Data	N/A

Scope: Integrity

Likelihood: N/A

Impact: Execute Unauthorized Commands

Note: N/A

Scope: Access Control

Likelihood: N/A

Impact: Gain Privileges

Note: N/A

Scope: Confidentiality

Likelihood: N/A

Impact: Modify Data, Read Data

Note: N/A

▼Mitigations

Implement configuration management security practices that protect the integrity of software and associated data.

Monitor and control access to the configuration management system.

Harden centralized repositories against attack.

Establish acceptance criteria for configuration management check-in to assure integrity.

Plan for and audit the security of configuration management administration processes.

Maintain configuration control over operational systems.

▼Example Instances

▼Taxonomy Mappings

Taxonomy Name	Entry ID	Entry Name
ATTACK	1195.002	Supply Chain Compromise: Compromise Software Supply Chain

Taxonomy Name: ATTACK

Entry ID: 1195.002

Entry Name: Supply Chain Compromise: Compromise Software Supply Chain

▼References

Reference ID: REF-439

Title: Supply Chain Attack Framework and Attack Patterns

Author: John F. Miller

Publication:

Publisher:The MITRE Corporation

URL:http://www.mitre.org/sites/default/files/publications/supply-chain-attack-framework-14-0228.pdf

Day:N/A

Month:N/A

Year:2013

Reference ID: REF-660

Title: Supply Chain Attack Patterns: Framework and Catalog

Author: Melinda Reed, John F. Miller, Paul Popick

Publication:

Publisher:Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

URL:https://docplayer.net/13041016-Supply-chain-attack-patterns-framework-and-catalog.html

URL Date:2021-06-22

Day:N/A

Month:08

Year:2014