ATT&CK technique · T1190
Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access· seen in 157 CISA KEV exploits
Full description, procedures and detections on attack.mitre.org
Who uses it
ATT&CK groups and malware with this technique. Highlighted: in SecurityTabs news this month.
Weaknesses that lead here
Classes of exploited vulnerability that CTID maps to this technique.
- CWE-28718 KEV CVEsImproper AuthenticationThe system doesn't properly prove who a user is, so attackers get in as someone else.
- CWE-28818 KEV CVEsAuthentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or ChannelA second route (a debug port, an API) reaches the protected function without the login check.
- CWE-29018 KEV CVEsAuthentication Bypass by SpoofingThe system trusts something an attacker can fake, such as a source address or header.
- CWE-2213 KEV CVEsImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Sequences like ../ in a file path escape the intended folder, exposing or overwriting other files.
- CWE-2313 KEV CVEsRelative Path TraversalRelative ../ segments in input climb out of the allowed directory.
- CWE-28413 KEV CVEsImproper Access ControlRestrictions on who can access a resource are missing or wrong.
- CWE-28513 KEV CVEsImproper AuthorizationThe system checks who you are but not whether you're allowed to do what you're asking.
- CWE-3613 KEV CVEsAbsolute Path TraversalAn absolute path in input points straight at a file outside the allowed directory.
Controls that mitigate it (29)
NIST SP 800-53 rev5, grouped by family (CTID mapping).
AC · Access Control
CA · Security Assessment and Authorization
CM · Configuration Management
IA · Identification and Authentication
RA · Risk Assessment
SA · System and Services Acquisition
SC · System and Communications Protection
Weaknesses from each CVE's CVE Record (CWE, © MITRE). Techniques: MITRE ATT&CK®. Technique ↔ control and CVE ↔ technique links: Center for Threat-Informed Defense Mappings Explorer (NIST SP 800-53 rev5; CISA KEV). Plain-language explainers are SecurityTabs editorial.