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CAPEC-268

Audit Log Manipulation

The attacker injects, manipulates, deletes, or forges malicious log entries into the log file, in an attempt to mislead an audit of the log file or cover tracks of an attack. Due to either insufficient access controls of the log files or the logging mechanism, the attacker is able to perform such actions.

Abstraction

Standard

Typical severity

High

Likelihood of attack

Medium

Understand the attack

What is this attack pattern?

The attacker injects, manipulates, deletes, or forges malicious log entries into the log file, in an attempt to mislead an audit of the log file or cover tracks of an attack. Due to either insufficient access controls of the log files or the logging mechanism, the attacker is able to perform such actions.

Requirements

What does the attack require?

Prerequisites

  • The target host is logging the action and data of the user.
  • The target host insufficiently protects access to the logs or logging mechanisms.

Skills required

Not stated in the MITRE record.

Resources required

  • The attacker must understand how the logging mechanism works. Optionally, the attacker must know the location and the format of individual entries of the log files.
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