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Capec-497 Detail

File Discovery

Standard Software Likelihood: High Typical Severity: Very Low

Parents: 169

Children: 149

Threats: T60 T65 T80 T258 T288 T291 T302 T334 T392 T407

Tools: 9 11

Description

An adversary engages in probing and exploration activities to determine if common key files exists. Such files often contain configuration and security parameters of the targeted application, system or network. Using this knowledge may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.

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External ID Source Link Description
CAPEC-497 capec https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/497.html
CWE-200 cwe http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
T1083 ATTACK https://attack.mitre.org/wiki/Technique/T1083 File and Directory Discovery

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  1. The adversary must know the location of these common key files.

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Confidentiality
Read Data

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