CAPEC-233

Privilege Escalation
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2014-06-23
00h00 +00:00
2021-10-21
00h00 +00:00
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Descriptions CAPEC

An adversary exploits a weakness enabling them to elevate their privilege and perform an action that they are not supposed to be authorized to perform.

Informations CAPEC

Related Weaknesses

CWE-ID Weakness Name

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

CWE-1264

Hardware Logic with Insecure De-Synchronization between Control and Data Channels
The hardware logic for error handling and security checks can incorrectly forward data before the security check is complete.

CWE-1311

Improper Translation of Security Attributes by Fabric Bridge
The bridge incorrectly translates security attributes from either trusted to untrusted or from untrusted to trusted when converting from one fabric protocol to another.

References

REF-600

OWASP Web Security Testing Guide
https://owasp.org/www-project-web-security-testing-guide/latest/4-Web_Application_Security_Testing/05-Authorization_Testing/03-Testing_for_Privilege_Escalation.html

Submission

Name Organization Date Date release
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2014-06-23 +00:00

Modifications

Name Organization Date Comment
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2015-12-07 +00:00 Updated Description, Description Summary, Relationships, Type (Category -> Attack_Pattern)
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2019-04-04 +00:00 Updated Related_Weaknesses
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2020-07-30 +00:00 Updated Related_Weaknesses, Taxonomy_Mappings
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2020-12-17 +00:00 Updated References, Related_Weaknesses
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2021-06-24 +00:00 Updated @Abstraction
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2021-10-21 +00:00 Updated @Abstraction