Standardlikelihood: Lowseverity: LowDraft
CAPEC-506Tapjacking
Abstraction
Standard
Status
Draft
Likelihood
Low
Severity
Low
Description
An adversary, through a previously installed malicious application, displays an interface that misleads the user and convinces them to tap on an attacker desired location on the screen. This is often accomplished by overlaying one screen on top of another while giving the appearance of a single interface. There are two main techniques used to accomplish this. The first is to leverage transparent properties that allow taps on the screen to pass through the visible application to an application running in the background. The second is to strategically place a small object (e.g., a button or text field) on top of the visible screen and make it appear to be a part of the underlying application. In both cases, the user is convinced to tap on the screen but does not realize the application that they are interacting with.
Related weaknesses· 1
Related attack patterns· 1
Exploits1
| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Framescwe-1021 | 100% | live |
Related by meaning· 6
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