CAPEC Details
Name Modify Shared File
Likelyhood of attack Typical severity
High High
Summary An adversary manipulates the files in a shared location by adding malicious programs, scripts, or exploit code to valid content. Once a user opens the shared content, the tainted content is executed.
Prerequisites
Solutions Disallow shared content. Protect shared folders by minimizing users that have write access. Use utilities that mitigate exploitation like the Microsoft Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) to prevent exploits from being run.
Related Weaknesses
CWE ID Description
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
Related CAPECS
CAPEC ID Description
CAPEC-17 An attack of this type exploits a system's configuration that allows an adversary to either directly access an executable file, for example through shell access; or in a possible worst case allows an adversary to upload a file and then execute it. Web servers, ftp servers, and message oriented middleware systems which have many integration points are particularly vulnerable, because both the programmers and the administrators must be in synch regarding the interfaces and the correct privileges for each interface.
Taxonomy: ATTACK
Entry ID Entry Name
1080 Taint shared content