CAPEC-613

WiFi SSID Tracking
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2015-11-09
00h00 +00:00
2019-09-30
00h00 +00:00
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Descriptions du CAPEC

In this attack scenario, the attacker passively listens for WiFi management frame messages containing the Service Set Identifier (SSID) for the WiFi network. These messages are frequently transmitted by WiFi access points (e.g., the retransmission device) as well as by clients that are accessing the network (e.g., the handset/mobile device). Once the attacker is able to associate an SSID with a particular user or set of users (for example, when attending a public event), the attacker can then scan for this SSID to track that user in the future.

Informations du CAPEC

Conditions préalables

None

Compétences requises

Open source and commercial software tools are available and open databases of known WiFi SSID addresses are available online.

Atténuations

Do not enable the feature of "Hidden SSIDs" (also known as "Network Cloaking") – this option disables the usual broadcasting of the SSID by the access point, but forces the mobile handset to send requests on all supported radio channels which contains the SSID. The result is that tracking of the mobile device becomes easier since it is transmitting the SSID more frequently.
Frequently change the SSID to new and unrelated values

Faiblesses connexes

CWE-ID Nom de la faiblesse

CWE-201

 Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
The code transmits data to another actor, but a portion of the data includes sensitive information that should not be accessible to that actor.

CWE-300

 Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint
The product does not adequately verify the identity of actors at both ends of a communication channel, or does not adequately ensure the integrity of the channel, in a way that allows the channel to be accessed or influenced by an actor that is not an endpoint.

Soumission

Nom Organisation Date Date de publication
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2015-11-09 +00:00

Modifications

Nom Organisation Date Commentaire
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2018-07-31 +00:00 Updated Attack_Motivation-Consequences
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2019-04-04 +00:00 Updated Related_Weaknesses
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2019-09-30 +00:00 Updated Mitigations