CWE-284
DiscouragedImproper Access Control
Abstraction: Pillar · Status: Incomplete
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
7800 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-WV7P-RJF3-9FR5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-22 03:30 – Updated: 2025-07-22 18:30With the aid of the diagnostics_channel utility, an event can be hooked into whenever a worker thread is created. This is not limited only to workers but also exposes internal workers, where an instance of them can be fetched, and its constructor can be grabbed and reinstated for malicious usage.
This vulnerability affects Permission Model users (--permission) on Node.js v20, v22, and v23.
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-22T02:15:33Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "With the aid of the diagnostics_channel utility, an event can be hooked into whenever a worker thread is created. This is not limited only to workers but also exposes internal workers, where an instance of them can be fetched, and its constructor can be grabbed and reinstated for malicious usage. \n\nThis vulnerability affects Permission Model users (--permission) on Node.js v20, v22, and v23.",
"id": "GHSA-wv7p-rjf3-9fr5",
"modified": "2025-07-22T18:30:35Z",
"published": "2025-01-22T03:30:43Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23083"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/january-2025-security-releases"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250228-0008"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-23083-detect-nodejs-vulnerability"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-23083-mitigate-nodejs-vulnerability"
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GHSA-WV9Q-W2V5-WFHP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-21 21:31 – Updated: 2026-04-21 21:31Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.2 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N).
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-21T21:16:41Z",
"severity": "LOW"
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"details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.2 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N).",
"id": "GHSA-wv9q-w2v5-wfhp",
"modified": "2026-04-21T21:31:28Z",
"published": "2026-04-21T21:31:27Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35249"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2026.html"
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GHSA-WVF3-F2VP-H5CP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-29 04:12 – Updated: 2026-04-29 04:12A vulnerability was detected in RemoteClinic up to 2.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /staff/edit.php. Performing manipulation of the argument image results in unrestricted upload. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
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"severity": "MODERATE"
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"id": "GHSA-wvf3-f2vp-h5cp",
"modified": "2026-04-29T04:12:21Z",
"published": "2026-04-29T04:12:21Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9772"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/lan041221/cvec/issues/18"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.322072"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.322072"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/?submit.640867"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/?submit.640956"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
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]
}
GHSA-WVF6-CQWC-CF6X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:29 – Updated: 2023-05-22 21:30A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS XE ROM Monitor (ROMMON) Software for Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers, Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Routers, Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers, and Cisco cBR-8 Converged Broadband Routers could allow an unauthenticated, physical attacker to break the chain of trust and load a compromised software image on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to the presence of a debugging configuration option in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an affected device through the console, forcing the device into ROMMON mode, and writing a malicious pattern using that specific option on the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to break the chain of trust and load a compromised software image on the affected device. A compromised software image is any software image that has not been digitally signed by Cisco.
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"nvd_published_at": "2020-09-24T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS XE ROM Monitor (ROMMON) Software for Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers, Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Routers, Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers, and Cisco cBR-8 Converged Broadband Routers could allow an unauthenticated, physical attacker to break the chain of trust and load a compromised software image on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to the presence of a debugging configuration option in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an affected device through the console, forcing the device into ROMMON mode, and writing a malicious pattern using that specific option on the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to break the chain of trust and load a compromised software image on the affected device. A compromised software image is any software image that has not been digitally signed by Cisco.",
"id": "GHSA-wvf6-cqwc-cf6x",
"modified": "2023-05-22T21:30:18Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:29:29Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3524"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-rommon-secboot-7JgVLVYC"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-WVMJ-H4CR-4HM5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:37 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:37A flaw was found in ovirt-engine 4.4.3 and earlier allowing an authenticated user to read other users' personal information, including name, email and public SSH key.
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"nvd_published_at": "2020-12-21T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "A flaw was found in ovirt-engine 4.4.3 and earlier allowing an authenticated user to read other users\u0027 personal information, including name, email and public SSH key.",
"id": "GHSA-wvmj-h4cr-4hm5",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:37:07Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:37:07Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35497"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1908755"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
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GHSA-WVVR-G3HX-X8JC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:28 – Updated: 2022-05-14 01:28A remote denial of service vulnerability in Mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-11-01 and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote denial of service. Android ID: A-30822755.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-6713"
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"nvd_published_at": "2016-11-25T16:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "A remote denial of service vulnerability in Mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-11-01 and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote denial of service. Android ID: A-30822755.",
"id": "GHSA-wvvr-g3hx-x8jc",
"modified": "2022-05-14T01:28:45Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T01:28:45Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6713"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94137"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-WVX6-6H8R-V7GV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-01 00:34 – Updated: 2026-07-01 18:31Inappropriate implementation in Passwords in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-30T23:16:56Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Inappropriate implementation in Passwords in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-wvx6-6h8r-v7gv",
"modified": "2026-07-01T18:31:28Z",
"published": "2026-07-01T00:34:03Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13818"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html"
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"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/511823182"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-WW48-JWVW-9RMX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:15 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:15Multiple buffer overflows in rtsp/ASessionDescription.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 25747670.
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"CVE-2016-3880"
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"nvd_published_at": "2016-09-11T21:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Multiple buffer overflows in rtsp/ASessionDescription.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 25747670.",
"id": "GHSA-ww48-jwvw-9rmx",
"modified": "2022-05-17T02:15:05Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:15:05Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3880"
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"url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/68f67ef6cf1f41e77337be3bc4bff91f3a3c6324"
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"url": "http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html"
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92821"
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"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763"
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-WW5X-WFRC-8H99
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-30 18:31 – Updated: 2025-10-30 21:30mCarFix Motorists App version 2.3 (package name com.skytop.mcarfix), developed by Paniel Mwaura, contains improper access control vulnerabilities. Attackers may bypass verification to arbitrarily register accounts, and by tampering with sequential numeric IDs, gain unauthorized access to user data and groups. Successful exploitation could result in fake account creation, privacy breaches, and misuse of the platform.
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-30T16:15:36Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "mCarFix Motorists App version 2.3 (package name com.skytop.mcarfix), developed by Paniel Mwaura, contains improper access control vulnerabilities. Attackers may bypass verification to arbitrarily register accounts, and by tampering with sequential numeric IDs, gain unauthorized access to user data and groups. Successful exploitation could result in fake account creation, privacy breaches, and misuse of the platform.",
"id": "GHSA-ww5x-wfrc-8h99",
"modified": "2025-10-30T21:30:45Z",
"published": "2025-10-30T18:31:10Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61118"
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"url": "https://kar1oz.notion.site/mCarFix-Motorists-App-2629a473ecb280ac8679c73098423cf0"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-WW66-27PP-XJ2V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-22 21:30 – Updated: 2025-09-22 21:30A security vulnerability has been detected in Selleo Mentingo up to 2025.08.27. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Profile Picture Handler. The manipulation of the argument userAvatar leads to unrestricted upload. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-09-20T12:15:35Z",
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"details": "A security vulnerability has been detected in Selleo Mentingo up to 2025.08.27. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Profile Picture Handler. The manipulation of the argument userAvatar leads to unrestricted upload. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.",
"id": "GHSA-ww66-27pp-xj2v",
"modified": "2025-09-22T21:30:19Z",
"published": "2025-09-22T21:30:19Z",
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Mitigation MIT-1
Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
Mitigation MIT-46
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
- Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
- Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.
CAPEC-19: Embedding Scripts within Scripts
An adversary leverages the capability to execute their own script by embedding it within other scripts that the target software is likely to execute due to programs' vulnerabilities that are brought on by allowing remote hosts to execute scripts.
CAPEC-441: Malicious Logic Insertion
An adversary installs or adds malicious logic (also known as malware) into a seemingly benign component of a fielded system. This logic is often hidden from the user of the system and works behind the scenes to achieve negative impacts. With the proliferation of mass digital storage and inexpensive multimedia devices, Bluetooth and 802.11 support, new attack vectors for spreading malware are emerging for things we once thought of as innocuous greeting cards, picture frames, or digital projectors. This pattern of attack focuses on systems already fielded and used in operation as opposed to systems and their components that are still under development and part of the supply chain.
CAPEC-478: Modification of Windows Service Configuration
An adversary exploits a weakness in access control to modify the execution parameters of a Windows service. The goal of this attack is to execute a malicious binary in place of an existing service.
CAPEC-479: Malicious Root Certificate
An adversary exploits a weakness in authorization and installs a new root certificate on a compromised system. Certificates are commonly used for establishing secure TLS/SSL communications within a web browser. When a user attempts to browse a website that presents a certificate that is not trusted an error message will be displayed to warn the user of the security risk. Depending on the security settings, the browser may not allow the user to establish a connection to the website. Adversaries have used this technique to avoid security warnings prompting users when compromised systems connect over HTTPS to adversary controlled web servers that spoof legitimate websites in order to collect login credentials.
CAPEC-502: Intent Spoof
An adversary, through a previously installed malicious application, issues an intent directed toward a specific trusted application's component in an attempt to achieve a variety of different objectives including modification of data, information disclosure, and data injection. Components that have been unintentionally exported and made public are subject to this type of an attack. If the component trusts the intent's action without verififcation, then the target application performs the functionality at the adversary's request, helping the adversary achieve the desired negative technical impact.
CAPEC-503: WebView Exposure
An adversary, through a malicious web page, accesses application specific functionality by leveraging interfaces registered through WebView's addJavascriptInterface API. Once an interface is registered to WebView through addJavascriptInterface, it becomes global and all pages loaded in the WebView can call this interface.
CAPEC-536: Data Injected During Configuration
An attacker with access to data files and processes on a victim's system injects malicious data into critical operational data during configuration or recalibration, causing the victim's system to perform in a suboptimal manner that benefits the adversary.
CAPEC-546: Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment
An adversary obtains unauthorized information due to insecure or incomplete data deletion in a multi-tenant environment. If a cloud provider fails to completely delete storage and data from former cloud tenants' systems/resources, once these resources are allocated to new, potentially malicious tenants, the latter can probe the provided resources for sensitive information still there.
CAPEC-550: Install New Service
When an operating system starts, it also starts programs called services or daemons. Adversaries may install a new service which will be executed at startup (on a Windows system, by modifying the registry). The service name may be disguised by using a name from a related operating system or benign software. Services are usually run with elevated privileges.
CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service
When an operating system starts, it also starts programs called services or daemons. Modifying existing services may break existing services or may enable services that are disabled/not commonly used.
CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit
An adversary exploits a weakness in authentication to install malware that alters the functionality and information provide by targeted operating system API calls. Often referred to as rootkits, it is often used to hide the presence of programs, files, network connections, services, drivers, and other system components.
CAPEC-556: Replace File Extension Handlers
When a file is opened, its file handler is checked to determine which program opens the file. File handlers are configuration properties of many operating systems. Applications can modify the file handler for a given file extension to call an arbitrary program when a file with the given extension is opened.
CAPEC-558: Replace Trusted Executable
An adversary exploits weaknesses in privilege management or access control to replace a trusted executable with a malicious version and enable the execution of malware when that trusted executable is called.
CAPEC-562: Modify Shared File
An adversary manipulates the files in a shared location by adding malicious programs, scripts, or exploit code to valid content. Once a user opens the shared content, the tainted content is executed.
CAPEC-563: Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot
An adversaries may add malicious content to a website through the open file share and then browse to that content with a web browser to cause the server to execute the content. The malicious content will typically run under the context and permissions of the web server process, often resulting in local system or administrative privileges depending on how the web server is configured.
CAPEC-564: Run Software at Logon
Operating system allows logon scripts to be run whenever a specific user or users logon to a system. If adversaries can access these scripts, they may insert additional code into the logon script. This code can allow them to maintain persistence or move laterally within an enclave because it is executed every time the affected user or users logon to a computer. Modifying logon scripts can effectively bypass workstation and enclave firewalls. Depending on the access configuration of the logon scripts, either local credentials or a remote administrative account may be necessary.
CAPEC-578: Disable Security Software
An adversary exploits a weakness in access control to disable security tools so that detection does not occur. This can take the form of killing processes, deleting registry keys so that tools do not start at run time, deleting log files, or other methods.