CAPEC 518 Documentation Alteration to Produce Under-performing Systems

Draft Detailed Low Risk

Severity High

Description

An attacker with access to a manufacturer's documentation alters the descriptions of system capabilities with the intent of causing errors in derived system requirements, impacting the overall effectiveness and capability of the system, allowing an attacker to take advantage of the introduced system capability flaw once the system is deployed.

Mitigations

CAPEC 518 Documentation Alteration to Produce Under-performing Systems

Description

Mitigations

Avoid Emailing Important Documents And Configurations.

Digitize Documents And Cryptographically Sign Them To Verify Authenticity.

Ensure Deleted Files Are Actually Deleted.

Maintain Backups Of The Document For Recovery And Verification.

Password Protect Documents And Make Them Read-Only For Unauthorized Users.

Separate Need-To-Know Information From System Configuration Information Depending On The User.

Consequences

Consequence Information

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Parent CAPECs

CAPEC 518 Documentation Alteration to Produce Under-performing Systems

Description

Mitigations

Avoid Emailing Important Documents And Configurations.

Digitize Documents And Cryptographically Sign Them To Verify Authenticity.

Ensure Deleted Files Are Actually Deleted.

Maintain Backups Of The Document For Recovery And Verification.

Password Protect Documents And Make Them Read-Only For Unauthorized Users.

Separate Need-To-Know Information From System Configuration Information Depending On The User.

Consequences

Consequence Information

Relationships

Parent CAPECs

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