Malicious / backdoored images
Web shells or backdoors implanted in registry images that auto-redeploy
categoryCloud, container and supply chain attacksseverityVery HighdetectabilityLowlabnot yet measured
Classification
25 values: 16 reviewed, 8 imported, 1 derived. What do these mean?
Exploitability
| Attack vector | Supply chain |
|---|---|
| Reach (CVSS) | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | Passive |
| Attacker skill required | Medium |
| Resources required | Low |
| Likelihood / prevalence | Medium |
| Maturity | Established |
Impact & scope
| Severity | Very High |
|---|---|
| Impact | AvailabilityConfidentialityIntegrity |
| Platform | ContainersIaaS |
| Environment | CloudOn-premises |
| Target asset class | ServerSupply chain |
| Kill-chain phase (tactic) | Persistence |
Detection & telemetry
| Detectability | Low |
|---|---|
| Data sources (ATT&CK data components) | Image CreationImage ModificationInstance Start |
| Attack permissions (ATT&CK) | User |
Detection & response
Mitigated by 4
Detected by 2
- DET0334 attack-detection-strategy
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Framework references
- Primary source: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1525/
- attack: T1525 (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 415 of Cyber-Attack-Taxonomy.md