CAPEC-137: Parameter Injection

Meta Stable 严重程度: Medium 攻击可能性: Medium

CAPEC版本: 3.9

更新日期: 2023-01-24

攻击模式描述

An adversary manipulates the content of request parameters for the purpose of undermining the security of the target. Some parameter encodings use text characters as separators. For example, parameters in a HTTP GET message are encoded as name-value pairs separated by an ampersand (&). If an attacker can supply text strings that are used to fill in these parameters, then they can inject special characters used in the encoding scheme to add or modify parameters. For example, if user input is fed directly into an HTTP GET request and the user provides the value "myInput&new_param=myValue", then the input parameter is set to myInput, but a new parameter (new_param) is also added with a value of myValue. This can significantly change the meaning of the query that is processed by the server. Any encoding scheme where parameters are identified and separated by text characters is potentially vulnerable to this attack - the HTTP GET encoding used above is just one example.

前提条件

  • The target application must use a parameter encoding where separators and parameter identifiers are expressed in regular text.
  • The target application must accept a string as user input, fail to sanitize characters that have a special meaning in the parameter encoding, and insert the user-supplied string in an encoding which is then processed.

所需资源

  • None: No specialized resources are required to execute this type of attack. The only requirement is the ability to provide string input to the target.

后果影响

影响范围: Integrity

技术影响: Modify Data

说明: Successful parameter injection attacks mean a compromise to integrity of the application.

缓解措施

Implement an audit log written to a separate host. In the event of a compromise, the audit log may be able to provide evidence and details of the compromise.

Treat all user input as untrusted data that must be validated before use.

关键信息

CAPEC ID: CAPEC-137

抽象级别: Meta

状态: Stable

典型严重程度: Medium

攻击可能性: Medium

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