Phishing
Description
The application users are susceptible to phishing, a social engineering technique in which attackers present themselves as a legitimate entity that the victim trusts and request confidential information (usually credentials). These attacks are often possible due to improperly configured corporate email clients.
Impact
Mislead users to obtain information.
Recommendation
- Use anti-spam controls to prevent mail from arriving.
- Conduct awareness campaigns with users.
Threat
Anonymous attacker from the Internet.
Expected Remediation Time
⌚ 60 minutes.
Score
Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the vulnerability.
Base
- Attack vector: N
- Attack complexity: H
- Privileges required: N
- User interaction: R
- Scope: U
- Confidentiality: H
- Integrity: N
- Availability: N
Temporal
- Exploit code madurity: X
- Remediation level: X
- Report confidence: X
Result
- Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:X
- Score:
- Base: 5.3
- Temporal: 5.3
- Severity:
- Base: Medium
- Temporal: Medium
Code Examples
Compliant code
Application filters spam and conducts awareness campaigns to alert users of possible phishing attempts
Non compliant code
Application does not perform any spam filters