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Attack Pattern

Exploitation of Improperly Controlled Registers

CAPEC-680 · Detailed · Draft
An adversary exploits missing or incorrectly configured access control within registers to read/write data that is not meant to be obtained or modified by a user.
likelihood: Medium severity: High
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Targets These Weaknesses (CWE)

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The underlying weaknesses this attack pattern exploits. Follow into a CWE to see affected CVEs and its relationship tree.
CWE-1224Improper Restriction of Write-Once Bit Fields
CWE-1231Improper Prevention of Lock Bit Modification
CWE-1233Security-Sensitive Hardware Controls with Missing Lock Bit Protection
CWE-1262Improper Access Control for Register Interface
CWE-1283Mutable Attestation or Measurement Reporting Data
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