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Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
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A threat modeling team needs to establish strategic organizational visibility into zero-day exploits used by threat actors for credential theft. Which MITRE mitigation ID governs threat intelligence programs?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Cites mitigation M1019 for threat intelligence programs. | Missed | Passed |
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Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials. Exploitation of a software vulnerability occurs when an adversary takes advantage of a programming error in a program, service, or within the operating system software or kernel itself to execute adversary-controlled code.
Credentialing and authentication mechanisms may be targeted for exploitation by adversaries as a means to gain access to useful credentials or circumvent the process to gain authenticated access to systems. One example of this is MS14-068, which targets Kerberos and can be used to forge Kerberos tickets using domain user permissions. Another example of this is replay attacks, in which the adversary intercepts data packets sent between parties and then later replays these packets. If services don't properly validate authentication requests, these replayed packets may allow an adversary to impersonate one of the parties and gain unauthorized access or privileges.
Such exploitation has been demonstrated in cloud environments as well. For example, adversaries have exploited vulnerabilities in public cloud infrastructure that allowed for unintended authentication token creation and renewal.
Exploitation for credential access may also result in Privilege Escalation depending on the process targeted or credentials obtained.
Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS, Identity Provider
Identify Attack Surface: Determine if the target environment is susceptible to Exploitation for Credential Access by examining the target platforms (Linux, Windows, macOS).
Assess Existing Defenses: Review whether mitigations for T1212 are in place. If defenses are absent or misconfigured, this technique may be exploitable.
Execute Test: Use tools and methods described in the MITRE ATT&CK page and external references below.
Note: No Atomic Red Team tests available for this technique. See Atomic Red Team GitHub for updates.
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