{'created': '2020-12-17T02:13:46.247Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may forge credential materials 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, tokens, or '
                'other materials to authenticate and authorize user access.\n'
                '\n'
                'Adversaries may generate these credential materials in order '
                'to gain access to web resources. This differs from [Steal Web '
                'Session Cookie](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1539), '
                '[Steal Application Access '
                'Token](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1528), and other '
                'similar behaviors in that the credentials are new and forged '
                'by the adversary, rather than stolen or intercepted from '
                'legitimate users.\n'
                '\n'
                'The generation of web credentials often requires secret '
                'values, such as passwords, [Private '
                'Keys](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/004), or '
                'other cryptographic seed values.(Citation: GitHub '
                'AWS-ADFS-Credential-Generator) Adversaries may also forge '
                'tokens by taking advantage of features such as the '
                '`AssumeRole` and `GetFederationToken` APIs in AWS, which '
                'allow users to request temporary security credentials (i.e., '
                '[Temporary Elevated Cloud '
                'Access](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/005)), or '
                'the `zmprov gdpak` command in Zimbra, which generates a '
                'pre-authentication key that can be used to generate tokens '
                'for any user in the domain.(Citation: AWS Temporary Security '
                'Credentials)(Citation: Zimbra Preauth)\n'
                '\n'
                'Once forged, adversaries may use these web credentials to '
                'access resources (ex: [Use Alternate Authentication '
                'Material](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1550)), which '
                'may bypass multi-factor and other authentication protection '
                'mechanisms.(Citation: Pass The Cookie)(Citation: Unit 42 Mac '
                'Crypto Cookies January 2019)(Citation: Microsoft SolarWinds '
                'Customer Guidance)  ',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1606',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1606'},
                         {'description': 'AWS. (n.d.). Requesting temporary '
                                         'security credentials. Retrieved '
                                         'April 1, 2022.',
                          'source_name': 'AWS Temporary Security Credentials',
                          'url': 'https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_temp_request.html'},
                         {'description': 'Chen, Y., Hu, W., Xu, Z., et. al. '
                                         '(2019, January 31). Mac Malware '
                                         'Steals Cryptocurrency Exchanges’ '
                                         'Cookies. Retrieved October 14, 2019.',
                          'source_name': 'Unit 42 Mac Crypto Cookies January '
                                         '2019',
                          'url': 'https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/mac-malware-steals-cryptocurrency-exchanges-cookies/'},
                         {'description': 'Damian Hickey. (2017, January 28). '
                                         'AWS-ADFS-Credential-Generator. '
                                         'Retrieved September 27, 2024.',
                          'source_name': 'GitHub AWS-ADFS-Credential-Generator',
                          'url': 'https://github.com/pvanbuijtene/aws-adfs-credential-generator'},
                         {'description': 'MSRC. (2020, December 13). Customer '
                                         'Guidance on Recent Nation-State '
                                         'Cyber Attacks. Retrieved December '
                                         '17, 2020.',
                          'source_name': 'Microsoft SolarWinds Customer '
                                         'Guidance',
                          'url': 'https://msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2020/12/13/customer-guidance-on-recent-nation-state-cyber-attacks/'},
                         {'description': 'Rehberger, J. (2018, December). '
                                         'Pivot to the Cloud using Pass the '
                                         'Cookie. Retrieved April 5, 2019.',
                          'source_name': 'Pass The Cookie',
                          'url': 'https://wunderwuzzi23.github.io/blog/passthecookie.html'},
                         {'description': 'Zimbra. (2023, March 16). Preauth. '
                                         'Retrieved May 31, 2023.',
                          'source_name': 'Zimbra Preauth',
                          'url': 'https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Preauth'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--94cb00a4-b295-4d06-aa2b-5653b9c1be9c',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'credential-access'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:07.201Z',
 'name': 'Forge Web Credentials',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': False,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_contributors': ['Dylan Silva, AWS Security'],
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': False,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['SaaS',
                       'Windows',
                       'macOS',
                       'Linux',
                       'IaaS',
                       'Office Suite',
                       'Identity Provider'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.5'}