Skip to content

Latest commit

 

History

History
82 lines (76 loc) · 4.96 KB

attack-tree.md

File metadata and controls

82 lines (76 loc) · 4.96 KB

Attack Tree Analysis for juanfont/headscale

Objective: Gain unauthorized access to and control over the Headscale control plane and/or connected nodes, leading to data exfiltration, network disruption, or lateral movement within the connected network.

Attack Tree Visualization

[Gain Unauthorized Access/Control of Headscale] /
/
/
[HIGH-RISK][Compromise Headscale Server] / | \
/ | \
/ | \
[HIGH-RISK][Exploit Known] [HIGH-RISK][Abuse Weak Config] [HIGH-RISK][Exploit Denial of Service (DoS/DDoS)] Vulnerabilities] in Headscale] {CRITICAL NODE} {CRITICAL NODE} | [HIGH-RISK][Social Engineer Admin] [HIGH-RISK][Exploit Misconfigured ACLs] [HIGH-RISK][Exploit Unpatched Dependencies] [HIGH-RISK] [Exploit Security Misconfiguration] [HIGH-RISK][Exploit Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities]

Attack Tree Path: [HIGH-RISK][Compromise Headscale Server]

  • Description: This is the primary high-risk path, as compromising the Headscale server provides the attacker with the greatest level of control over the entire system.
  • Sub-Paths:
    • [HIGH-RISK][Exploit Known Vulnerabilities in Headscale] {CRITICAL NODE}
      • Description: Attackers actively search for and exploit publicly disclosed vulnerabilities (CVEs) in software. If Headscale has unpatched known vulnerabilities, attackers can use readily available exploit code to gain control.
      • Likelihood: Medium
      • Impact: High
      • Effort: Low-Medium
      • Skill Level: Intermediate
      • Detection Difficulty: Medium
    • [HIGH-RISK][Abuse Weak Configuration] {CRITICAL NODE}
      • Description: This encompasses various misconfigurations that can lead to compromise.
      • Sub-Paths:
        • [HIGH-RISK][Social Engineer Admin]
          • Description: Tricking an administrator into revealing credentials, making configuration changes, or installing malicious software.
          • Likelihood: Medium
          • Impact: High
          • Effort: Low-Medium
          • Skill Level: Intermediate
          • Detection Difficulty: Medium
        • [HIGH-RISK][Exploit Misconfigured ACLs]
          • Description: Access Control Lists (ACLs) that are too permissive can allow unauthorized users or processes to access sensitive resources or perform unauthorized actions.
          • Likelihood: Medium
          • Impact: High
          • Effort: Low-Medium
          • Skill Level: Intermediate
          • Detection Difficulty: Medium
        • [HIGH-RISK][Exploit Unpatched Dependencies]
          • Description: Headscale, like most software, relies on external libraries and components. If these dependencies have known vulnerabilities and are not updated, attackers can exploit them to compromise the Headscale server.
          • Likelihood: Medium
          • Impact: High
          • Effort: Low-Medium
          • Skill Level: Intermediate
          • Detection Difficulty: Medium
        • [HIGH-RISK][Exploit Security Misconfiguration]
          • Description: A broad category encompassing various configuration errors, such as default passwords, exposed debug interfaces, unnecessary services running, and insecure file permissions.
          • Likelihood: Medium
          • Impact: Medium-High
          • Effort: Low-Medium
          • Skill Level: Intermediate
          • Detection Difficulty: Medium
        • [HIGH-RISK][Exploit Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities]
          • Description: This is closely related to exploiting unpatched dependencies. It highlights the risk of using any software component (libraries, frameworks, etc.) that has known, unpatched vulnerabilities.
          • Likelihood: Medium
          • Impact: High
          • Effort: Low-Medium
          • Skill Level: Intermediate
          • Detection Difficulty: Medium
    • [HIGH-RISK][Exploit Denial of Service (DoS/DDoS)]
      • Description: Attackers can disrupt the availability of the Headscale server by overwhelming it with requests or exploiting vulnerabilities that cause it to crash or become unresponsive.
      • Likelihood: Medium
      • Impact: Medium-High
      • Effort: Low-Medium (for basic DoS), Medium-High (for sophisticated DDoS)
      • Skill Level: Novice-Intermediate (for basic DoS), Intermediate-Advanced (for sophisticated DDoS)
      • Detection Difficulty: Easy-Medium