Website defacement
Site content replaced with attacker messaging
categoryWeb and application attacksseverityMediumdetectabilityLowlabnot yet measured
Classification
27 values: 12 reviewed, 14 imported, 1 derived. What do these mean?
Exploitability
| Attack vector | Software vulnerabilities |
|---|---|
| Reach (CVSS) | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Attacker skill required | Low |
| Resources required | Low |
| Likelihood / prevalence | High |
| Maturity | Commoditized |
Impact & scope
| Severity | Medium |
|---|---|
| Impact | Integrity |
| Platform | IaaSLinuxmacOSWindows |
| Environment | CloudOn-premises |
| Target asset class | Web app / API |
| Kill-chain phase (tactic) | Impact |
Detection & telemetry
| Detectability | Low |
|---|---|
| Data sources (ATT&CK data components) | Cloud Storage AccessCloud Storage EnumerationFile CreationFile ModificationNetwork Traffic ContentProcess Creation |
Detection & response
Mitigated by 3
- M1053 attack-mitigation
D3-DNRd3fendD3-NRAMd3fend
Detected by 1
- DET0590 attack-detection-strategy
Framework references
- Primary source: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1491/
- attack: T1491.002 (primary)
Evidence & sources
- ev-0001 (Cyber Attack Taxonomy) — Name, definition and Example/ID taken verbatim from the 'Web and application attacks' table, line 303 of Cyber-Attack-Taxonomy.md
- ev-0002 (MITRE Enterprise ATT&CK v19.2 (STIX 2.1)) — ATT&CK usage prevalence: 2 groups/software/campaigns reference this technique (ATT&CK enterprise v19.2)