MITRE ATT&CKsub-technique

T1606.001 Web Cookies

Published 2020-12-17 Modified 2025-10-24 Official page ↗
Domain
enterprise
Tactics
Credential Access
Platforms
Linux, macOS, Windows, SaaS, IaaS
Version
1.1
Created
2020-12-17

Description

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.

Related

Subtechnique of · MITRE ATT&CK (1)

  • T1606 Forge Web Credentials technique

Tactic · MITRE ATT&CK (1)

  • TA0006 Credential Access tactic

Referenced by MITRE ATT&CK · mitigates (2)

  • M1054 Software Configuration mitigation
  • M1047 Audit mitigation

Referenced by MITRE ATT&CK · uses (1)

  • C0024 SolarWinds Compromise campaign

Referenced by CAPEC · att&ck technique (1)

Referenced by Compliance · mitigates (5)

  • CIS-18.3 Remediate Penetration Test Findings CIS Safeguard v8.1
  • NIST-AC-2 Account Management NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-AC-3 Access Enforcement NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-AC-6 Least Privilege NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-SI-2 Flaw Remediation NIST 800-53 control

References