| Name |
Group Permission Footprinting |
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| Likelyhood of attack |
Typical severity |
| Low |
Low |
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| Summary |
An adversary exploits functionality meant to identify information about user groups and their permissions on the target system to an authorized user. By knowing what users/permissions are registered on the target system, the adversary can inform further and more targeted malicious behavior. An example Windows command which can list local groups is "net localgroup". |
| Prerequisites |
The adversary must have gained access to the target system via physical or logical means in order to carry out this attack. |
| Solutions | Identify programs (such as "net") that may be used to enumerate local group permissions and block them by using a software restriction Policy or tools that restrict program execution by using a process allowlist. |
| Related Weaknesses |
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CWE ID
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Description
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| CWE-200 |
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor |
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| Related CAPECS |
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CAPEC ID
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Description
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| CAPEC-169 |
An adversary engages in probing and exploration activities to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. Although similar to fingerprinting, footprinting aims to get a more holistic view of a system or network, whereas fingerprinting is more targeted to a specific application or operating system. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks. |
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| Taxonomy: ATTACK |
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Entry ID
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Entry Name
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| 1069 |
Permission Groups Discovery |
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