CAPEC-240

Meta Abstraction Level
Meta — Very abstract, high-level category
Standard — Specific enough to understand
Detailed — Tied to specific technique Stable MITRE CAPEC Status
Stable — Fully reviewed and complete
Draft — Under development
Incomplete — Partially defined
Deprecated — No longer recommended
Obsolete — Replaced by another CAPEC Likelihood: High Severity: High
Resource Injection

Description

An adversary exploits weaknesses in input validation by manipulating resource identifiers enabling the unintended modification or specification of a resource.

Prerequisites

The target application allows the user to both specify the identifier used to access a system resource. Through this permission, the user gains the capability to perform actions on that resource (e.g., overwrite the file)

Mitigations

Ensure all input content that is delivered to client is sanitized against an acceptable content specification.

Perform input validation for all content.

Enforce regular patching of software.