CAPEC-57

Detailed Abstraction Level
Meta — Very abstract, high-level category
Standard — Specific enough to understand
Detailed — Tied to specific technique Draft MITRE CAPEC Status
Stable — Fully reviewed and complete
Draft — Under development
Incomplete — Partially defined
Deprecated — No longer recommended
Obsolete — Replaced by another CAPEC Likelihood: Medium Severity: Very High
Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data

Description

This attack utilizes a REST(REpresentational State Transfer)-style applications' trust in the system resources and environment to obtain sensitive data once SSL is terminated.

Prerequisites

Opportunity to intercept must exist beyond the point where SSL is terminated.

The adversary must be able to insert a listener actively (proxying the communication) or passively (sniffing the communication) in the client-server communication path.

Mitigations

Implementation: Implement message level security such as HMAC in the HTTP communication

Design: Utilize defense in depth, do not rely on a single security mechanism like SSL

Design: Enforce principle of least privilege

Skills Required

[Low] To insert a network sniffer or other listener into the communication stream