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Vulnerability

Man-in-the-Middle (MitM)

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Definition

An attack where the attacker secretly relays and possibly alters the communications between two parties who believe they are directly communicating with each other.

ID: C030

Concept Relationships

This concept targetsService Confidentiality
Terminology
  • Man-in-the-Middle (MitM)
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Academic References

MITRE. (n.d.). Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE).