CAPEC-575 Account Footprinting

CAPEC ID: 575

CAPEC-575 Metadata

Likelihood of Attack

Low

Typical Severity

Low

Overview

Summary

An adversary exploits functionality meant to identify information about the domain accounts and their permissions on the target system to an authorized user. By knowing what accounts are registered on the target system, the adversary can inform further and more targeted malicious behavior. Example Windows commands which can acquire this information are: "net user" and "dsquery".

Prerequisites

The adversary must have gained access to the target system via physical or logical means in order to carry out this attack.

Potential Solutions / Mitigations

Identify programs that may be used to acquire account information and block them by using a software restriction policy or tools that restrict program execution by uysing a process allowlist.

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE ID Description
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Related CAPECs

CAPEC ID Description
CAPEC-169 An adversary engages in probing and exploration activities to identify constituents and properties of the target.

Taxonomy Mappings

Taxonomy: ATTACK

Entry ID Entry Name
1087 Account Discovery

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