Standard attack pattern
Stable
CAPEC-580: System Footprinting
An adversary engages in active probing and exploration activities to determine security information about a remote target system. Often times adversaries will rely on remote applications that can be probed for system configurations.
Low
Typical severity
Per MITRE
Low
Likelihood of attack
Per MITRE
3
Related weaknesses
CWEs this targets
Standard
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CAPEC-580 (System Footprinting) 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.