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MITRE CAPEC-497 (File Discovery) is a standard-level attack pattern in the MITRE Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification. An adversary engages in probing and exploration activities to determine if common key files exists. Such files often contain configuration and security parameters of the targeted application, system or network. Using this knowledge may often pave the way for more damaging attacks. Likelihood of attack: High. Typical severity: Very Low. Parent pattern for CAPEC-149 Explore for Predictable Temporary File Names. Maps to weaknesses CWE-200. Relates to MITRE ATT&CK T1083.
Pillar: Cybersecurity · Authority: MITRE Corporation · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/497.html
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Primary Citations — 8 traced to source
- MITRE CAPEC-497: File Discovery (https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/497.html)
- CWE-200: underlying weakness (http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html)
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