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Adversaries may poison mechanisms that influence search engine optimization (SEO) to further lure staged capabilities towards potential victims.
Passed 20 of 23 test cases with the skill, and 10 of 23 without it.
and 9 more in the full report
10 fixed10 passed either way3 still failing0 broke
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One of 10 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
An attacker is attempting to deceive software developers into downloading Trojanized open-source dependencies by artificially boosting search rankings and star ratings on developer platform registries like GitHub. Which specific ATT&CK sub-technique describes gaming in-site searches on developer platforms?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Identifies T1608.006 SEO Poisoning as the technique for manipulating developer platform search rankings. | Missed | Passed |
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Sub-technique of: T1608
Adversaries may poison mechanisms that influence search engine optimization (SEO) to further lure staged capabilities towards potential victims. Search engines typically display results to users based on purchased ads as well as the site’s ranking/score/reputation calculated by their web crawlers and algorithms.
To help facilitate Drive-by Compromise, adversaries may stage content that explicitly manipulates SEO rankings in order to promote sites hosting their malicious payloads (such as Drive-by Target) within search engines. Poisoning SEO rankings may involve various tricks, such as stuffing keywords (including in the form of hidden text) into compromised sites. These keywords could be related to the interests/browsing habits of the intended victim(s) as well as more broad, seasonably popular topics (e.g. elections, trending news).
In addition to internet search engines (such as Google), adversaries may also aim to manipulate specific in-site searches for developer platforms (such as GitHub) to deceive users towards Supply Chain Compromise lures. In-site searches will rank search results according to their own algorithms and metrics such as popularity which may be targeted and gamed by malicious actors.
Adversaries may also purchase or plant incoming links to staged capabilities in order to boost the site’s calculated relevance and reputation.
SEO poisoning may also be combined with evasive redirects and other cloaking mechanisms (such as measuring mouse movements or serving content based on browser user agents, user language/localization settings, or HTTP headers) in order to feed SEO inputs while avoiding scrutiny from defenders.
Platforms: PRE
Identify Attack Surface: Determine if the target environment is susceptible to SEO Poisoning by examining the target platforms (PRE).
Assess Existing Defenses: Review whether mitigations for T1608.006 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.
test cases passed, vs 10 / 23 without
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