| Name |
Removing/short-circuiting 'Purse' logic: removing/mutating 'cash' decrements |
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| Likelyhood of attack |
Typical severity |
| Medium |
Medium |
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| Summary |
An attacker removes or modifies the logic on a client associated with monetary calculations resulting in incorrect information being sent to the server. A server may rely on a client to correctly compute monetary information. For example, a server might supply a price for an item and then rely on the client to correctly compute the total cost of a purchase given the number of items the user is buying. If the attacker can remove or modify the logic that controls these calculations, they can return incorrect values to the server. The attacker can use this to make purchases for a fraction of the legitimate cost or otherwise avoid correct billing for activities. |
| Prerequisites |
The targeted server must rely on the client to correctly perform monetary calculations and must fail to detect errors in these calculations. |
| Solutions | |
| Related Weaknesses |
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CWE ID
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Description
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| CWE-602 |
Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security |
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| Related CAPECS |
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CAPEC ID
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Description
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| CAPEC-207 |
An attacker removes or disables functionality on the client that the server assumes to be present and trustworthy. Attackers can, in some cases, get around logic put in place to 'guard' sensitive functionality or data. Client applications may include functionality that a server relies on for correct and secure operation. This functionality can include, but is not limited to, filters to prevent the sending of dangerous content to the server, logical functionality such as price calculations, and authentication logic to ensure that only authorized users are utilizing the client. If an attacker can disable this functionality on the client, they can perform actions that the server believes are prohibited. This can result in client behavior that violates assumptions by the server leading to a variety of possible attacks. In the above examples, this could include the sending of dangerous content (such as scripts) to the server, incorrect price calculations, or unauthorized access to server resources. |
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