| Name |
Content Spoofing Via Application API Manipulation |
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| Likelyhood of attack |
Typical severity |
| High |
Low |
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| Summary |
An attacker manipulates either egress or ingress data from a client within an application framework in order to change the content of messages. Performing this attack allows the attacker 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 attackers' code. In general, content-spoofing within an application API can be employed to stage many different types of attacks varied based on the attackers' intent. The techniques require use of specialized software that allow the attacker to man-in-the-middle communications between the web browser and the remote system. |
| Prerequisites |
Targeted software is utilizing application framework APIs |
| Solutions | |
| Related Weaknesses |
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CWE ID
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Description
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| CWE-353 |
Missing Support for Integrity Check |
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| Related CAPECS |
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CAPEC ID
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Description
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| CAPEC-384 |
An attacker manipulates either egress or ingress data from a client within an application framework in order to change the content of messages. Performing this attack can allow the attacker to gain unauthorized privileges within the application, or conduct attacks such as phishing, deceptive strategies to spread malware, or traditional web-application attacks. The techniques require use of specialized software that allow the attacker to man-in-the-middle communications between the web browser and the remote system. Despite the use of MITM software, the attack is actually directed at the server, as the client is one node in a series of content brokers that pass information along to the application framework. Additionally, it is not true "Man-in-the-Middle" attack at the network layer, but an application-layer attack the root cause of which is the master applications trust in the integrity of code supplied by the client. |
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