Adversaries may acquire user credentials from third-party password managers.(Citation: ise Password Manager February 2019) Password managers are applications designed to store user credentials, normally in an encrypted database. Credentials are typically accessible after a user provides a master password that unlocks the database. After the database is unlocked, these credentials may be copied to memory. These databases can be stored as files on disk.(Citation: ise Password Manager February 2019)
Adversaries may acquire user credentials from password managers by extracting the master password and/or plain-text credentials from memory.(Citation: FoxIT Wocao December 2019)(Citation: Github KeeThief) Adversaries may extract credentials from memory via Exploitation for Credential Access.(Citation: NVD CVE-2019-3610) Adversaries may also try brute forcing via Password Guessing to obtain the master password of a password manager.(Citation: Cyberreason Anchor December 2019)
View in MITRE ATT&CK®| Capability ID | Capability Description | Mapping Type | ATT&CK ID | ATT&CK Name | Notes |
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| IAM-15 | Passwords Management | mitigates | T1555.005 | Password Managers |
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This control requires both CSP and CSC to independently enforce strong password management practices to protect authentication credentials and reduce the risk of unauthorized access. For example, credential access protection mitigation focuses on implementing measures to prevent adversaries from obtaining credentials, such as passwords, hashes, tokens, or keys, that could be used for unauthorized access.
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| IAM-06 | User Access Provisioning | mitigates | T1555.005 | Password Managers |
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This control describes the implementation of a secure and controlled user access provisioning process. Proper user account management reduces the attack surface by limiting unauthorized access to data, assets, and systems. Managing account access authorizations can reduce the risk of privilege escalation by ensuring accounts cannot perform unauthorized actions.
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| IAM-07 | User Access Changes and Revocation | mitigates | T1555.005 | Password Managers |
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This control focuses on the secure deprovisioning of user access by automating account removal, detecting and revoking inactive accounts. These mitigative actions reduce the risk of lingering or inappropriate access following employee termination, role changes, or security incidents.
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