Detailed attack pattern
Draft
CAPEC-424: Influence Perception of Consensus or Social Proof
The adversary influences the target's actions by leveraging the inherent human nature to assume behavior of others is appropriate. In situations of uncertainty, people tend to behave in ways they see others behaving. The adversary convinces the target of adopting behavior or actions that is advantageous to the adversary.
Low
Typical severity
Per MITRE
Low
Likelihood of attack
Per MITRE
0
Related weaknesses
CWEs this targets
Detailed
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CAPEC-424 (Influence Perception of Consensus or Social Proof) is a detailed-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.