Standard attack pattern
Stable
CAPEC-417: Influence Perception
The adversary uses social engineering to exploit the target's perception of the relationship between the adversary and themselves. This goal is to persuade the target to unknowingly perform an action or divulge information that is advantageous to the adversary.
Low
Typical severity
Per MITRE
High
Likelihood of attack
Per MITRE
0
Related weaknesses
CWEs this targets
Standard
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CAPEC-417 (Influence Perception) is a standard-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.