Cloud app / OAuth integration abuse
SaaS apps added or hijacked to keep durable API access despite MFA
categoryCloud, container and supply chain attacksseverityHighdetectabilityNonelabnot yet measured
Example: Salesforce C0059
Classification
22 values: 13 reviewed, 7 imported, 2 derived. What do these mean?
Exploitability
| Attack vector | Credential attacks |
|---|---|
| Reach (CVSS) | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | Active |
| Attacker skill required | Medium |
| Resources required | Low |
| Likelihood / prevalence | High |
| Maturity | Established |
Impact & scope
| Severity | High |
|---|---|
| Impact | ConfidentialityIntegrity |
| Platform | Office SuiteSaaS |
| Environment | Cloud |
| Target asset class | IdentityWeb app / API |
| Kill-chain phase (tactic) | Persistence |
Detection & telemetry
| Detectability | None |
|---|---|
| Data sources (ATT&CK data components) | Active Directory Object ModificationApplication Log ContentCloud Service Modification |
Detection & response
Mitigated by 2
Detected by 1
- DET0539 attack-detection-strategy
Framework references
- Primary source: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1671/
- attack: T1671 (primary)
Evidence & sources
- ev-0001 (Cyber Attack Taxonomy) — Name, definition and Example/ID taken verbatim from the 'Cloud, container and supply chain attacks' table, line 398 of Cyber-Attack-Taxonomy.md
- ev-0002 (MITRE Enterprise ATT&CK v19.2 (STIX 2.1)) — ATT&CK usage prevalence: 1 groups/software/campaigns reference this technique (ATT&CK enterprise v19.2)