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Use Alternate Authentication Material: Web Session Cookie
Other sub-techniques of Use Alternate Authentication Material (4)
ID | Name |
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T1550.001 | Application Access Token |
T1550.002 | Pass the Hash |
T1550.003 | Pass the Ticket |
T1550.004 | Web Session Cookie |
Adversaries can use stolen session cookies to authenticate to web applications and services. This technique bypasses some multi-factor authentication protocols since the session is already authenticated.[1]
Authentication cookies are commonly used in web applications, including cloud-based services, after a user has authenticated to the service so credentials are not passed and re-authentication does not need to occur as frequently. Cookies are often valid for an extended period of time, even if the web application is not actively used. After the cookie is obtained through Steal Web Session Cookie, the adversary may then import the cookie into a browser they control and is then able to use the site or application as the user for as long as the session cookie is active. Once logged into the site, an adversary can access sensitive information, read email, or perform actions that the victim account has permissions to perform.
There have been examples of malware targeting session cookies to bypass multi-factor authentication systems.[2]
Procedure Examples
Name | Description |
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UNC2452 |
UNC2452 used a forged |
Mitigations
Mitigation | Description |
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Software Configuration |
Configure browsers or tasks to regularly delete persistent cookies. |
Detection
Monitor for anomalous access of websites and cloud-based applications by the same user in different locations or by different systems that do not match expected configurations.