CAPEC-678

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: Low Severity: High
System Build Data Maliciously Altered

Description

During the system build process, the system is deliberately misconfigured by the alteration of the build data. Access to system configuration data files and build processes is susceptible to deliberate misconfiguration of the system.

Prerequisites

An adversary has access to the data files and processes used for executing system configuration and performing the build.

Mitigations

Implement configuration management security practices that protect the integrity of software and associated data.

Monitor and control access to the configuration management system.

Harden centralized repositories against attack.

Establish acceptance criteria for configuration management check-in to assure integrity.

Plan for and audit the security of configuration management administration processes.

Maintain configuration control over operational systems.