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CAPEC-143: Detect Unpublicized Web Pages

Attack Pattern ID: 143
Abstraction: Detailed
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Description
An adversary searches a targeted web site for web pages that have not been publicized. In doing this, the adversary may be able to gain access to information that the targeted site did not intend to make public.
Typical Severity

Low

Relationships
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NatureTypeIDName
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Execution Flow
Explore

  1. Find target web site: An adversary finds a target web site that they think may have unpublicized web pages

  2. Map the published web site: The adversary will map the published web site either by using an automated tool or by manually accessing well-known debugging or logging pages, or otherwise predictable pages within the site tree

    Techniques
    Use Dirbuster to brute force directories and file names to find unpublicized pages
    Find a pattern in the naming of documents and extrapolate this pattern to discover additional documents that have been created but are no longer externally linked
Experiment

  1. Try to find weaknesses or information: The adversary will try to find weaknesses or information on the unpublicized pages that the targeted site did not intend to be public

    Techniques
    Manually analyze files or pages for information that could be useful in a further attack
    Use a static analysis tool to find weaknesses in unpublished web pages
Exploit

  1. Follow-up attack: Use any information or weaknesses found to carry out a follow-up attack

Prerequisites
The targeted web site must include pages within its published tree that are not connected to its tree of links. The sensitivity of the content of these pages determines the severity of this attack.
Resources Required
Spidering tools to explore the target web site are extremely useful in this attack especially when attacking large sites. Some tools might also be able to automatically construct common page locations from known paths.
Taxonomy Mappings
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Content History
Submissions
Submission DateSubmitterOrganization
2014年06月23日
(Version 2.6)
CAPEC Content TeamThe MITRE Corporation
Modifications
Modification DateModifierOrganization
2015年12月07日
(Version 2.8)
CAPEC Content TeamThe MITRE Corporation
Updated Related_Attack_Patterns
2019年09月30日
(Version 3.2)
CAPEC Content TeamThe MITRE Corporation
Updated Related_Attack_Patterns
2020年07月30日
(Version 3.3)
CAPEC Content TeamThe MITRE Corporation
Updated Related_Attack_Patterns
2021年10月21日
(Version 3.6)
CAPEC Content TeamThe MITRE Corporation
Updated Description, Execution_Flow
2023年01月24日
(Version 3.9)
CAPEC Content TeamThe MITRE Corporation
Updated Related_Weaknesses
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