ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) Practice Question
In a newly deployed serverless REST API, access tokens are transmitted over plain HTTP between the API Gateway and backend microservices. An adversary on the same network segment captures the traffic and extracts valid tokens that allow him to access user data. According to the STRIDE model, which primary threat category does this scenario illustrate?
The essence of the threat is that sensitive data (the bearer tokens) are exposed to an unauthorized party during transmission. STRIDE's Information Disclosure category covers any situation in which confidential data become accessible to someone who should not see them. While the stolen tokens might later be used for spoofing or privilege escalation, the initial weakness is the clear-text exposure of secrets. Denial of Service, Spoofing, and Elevation of Privilege do not directly describe the network eavesdropping of sensitive information.
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