CAPEC-76

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: High Severity: Very High
Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls

Description

An attacker manipulates inputs to the target software which the target software passes to file system calls in the OS. The goal is to gain access to, and perhaps modify, areas of the file system that the target software did not intend to be accessible.

Prerequisites

Program must allow for user controlled variables to be applied directly to the filesystem

Mitigations

Design: Enforce principle of least privilege.

Design: Ensure all input is validated, and does not contain file system commands

Design: Run server interfaces with a non-root account and/or utilize chroot jails or other configuration techniques to constrain privileges even if attacker gains some limited access to commands.

Design: For interactive user applications, consider if direct file system interface is necessary, instead consider having the application proxy communication.

Implementation: Perform testing such as pen-testing and vulnerability scanning to identify directories, programs, and interfaces that grant direct access to executables.

Skills Required

[Low] To identify file system entry point and execute against an over-privileged system interface