Meta attack pattern
Stable
CAPEC-242: Code Injection
An adversary exploits a weakness in input validation on the target to inject new code into that which is currently executing. This differs from code inclusion in that code inclusion involves the addition or replacement of a reference to a code file, which is subsequently loaded by the target and used as part of the code of some application.
High
Typical severity
Per MITRE
High
Likelihood of attack
Per MITRE
1
Related weaknesses
CWEs this targets
Meta
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CAPEC-242 (Code Injection) is a meta-level attack pattern catalogued by MITRE in the Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC). It describes a recurring method attackers use to exploit software weaknesses.