Sub-technique of T1606 Forge Web Credentials.View on attack.mitre.org
Adversaries may forge web cookies that can be used to gain access to web applications or Internet services. Web applications and services (hosted in cloud SaaS environments or on-premise servers) often use session cookies to authenticate and authorize user access.
Adversaries may generate these cookies in order to gain access to web resources. This differs from Steal Web Session Cookie and other similar behaviors in that the cookies are new and forged by the adversary, rather than stolen or intercepted from legitimate users. Most common web applications have standardized and documented cookie values that can be generated using provided tools or interfaces. The generation of web cookies often requires secret values, such as passwords, Private Keys, or other cryptographic seed values.
Once forged, adversaries may use these web cookies to access resources (Web Session Cookie), which may bypass multi-factor and other authentication protection mechanisms.
Rules on DetectionCode tagged with T1606.001.
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| Used by | Procedure example |
|---|---|
| CampaignSolarWinds Compromise | During the SolarWinds Compromise, APT29 bypassed MFA set on OWA accounts by generating a cookie value from a previously stolen secret key. |
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