COMMON ATTACK PATTERN ENUMERATION AND CLASSIFICATIONLive MITRE record

CAPEC-524

Rogue Integration Procedures

An attacker alters or establishes rogue processes in an integration facility in order to insert maliciously altered components into the system. The attacker would then supply the malicious components. This would allow for malicious disruption or additional compromise when the system is deployed.

Abstraction

Standard

Typical severity

High

Likelihood of attack

Low

Understand the attack

What is this attack pattern?

An attacker alters or establishes rogue processes in an integration facility in order to insert maliciously altered components into the system. The attacker would then supply the malicious components. This would allow for malicious disruption or additional compromise when the system is deployed.

Requirements

What does the attack require?

Prerequisites

  • Physical access to an integration facility that prepares the system before it is deployed at the victim location.

Skills required

  • High: Advanced knowledge of the design of the system.
  • High: Hardware creation and manufacture of replacement components.

Resources required

Not stated in the MITRE record.

Defence

How is it prevented and mitigated?

1
Deploy strong code integrity policies to allow only authorized apps to run.
2
Use endpoint detection and response solutions that can automaticalkly detect and remediate suspicious activities.
3
Maintain a highly secure build and update infrastructure by immediately applying security patches for OS and software, implementing mandatory integrity controls to ensure only trusted tools run, and requiring multi-factor authentication for admins.
4
Require SSL for update channels and implement certificate transparency based verification.
5
Sign everything, including configuration files, XML files and packages.
6
Develop an incident response process, disclose supply chain incidents and notify customers with accurate and timely information.
7
Maintain strong physical system access controls and monitor networks and physical facilities for insider threats.

Real world

MITRE example instances

Example instance 1Detail
An attacker gains access to a system integrator's documentation for the preparation of purchased systems designated for deployment at the victim's location. As a part of the preparation, the included 100 megabit network card is to be replaced with a 1 gigabit network card. The documentation is altered to reflect the type of 1 gigabit network card to use, and the attacker ensures that this type of network card is provided by the attacker's own supply. The card has additional malicious functionality which will allow for additional compromise by the attacker at the victim location once the system is deployed.