CAPEC-98: Phishing
ID
CAPEC-98
Typical Severity
Very High
Likelihood Of Attack
High
Status
Draft
Phishing is a social engineering technique where an attacker masquerades as a legitimate entity with which the victim might do business in order to prompt the user to reveal some confidential information (very frequently authentication credentials) that can later be used by an attacker. Phishing is essentially a form of information gathering or "fishing" for information.
Weaknesses
| # ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-451 | User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information | weakness |
Taxonomiy Mapping
| Type | # ID | Name |
|---|---|---|
| ATTACK | 1566 | Phishing |
| ATTACK | 1598 | Phishing for Information |