CAPEC-154
Resource Location Spoofing
An adversary deceives an application or user and convinces them to request a resource from an unintended location. By spoofing the location, the adversary can cause an alternate resource to be used, often one that the adversary controls and can be used to help them achieve their malicious goals.
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Prerequisites
None. All applications rely on file paths and therefore, in theory, they or their resources could be affected by this type of attack.
Resources required
None: No specialized resources are required to execute this type of attack.
Consequences
| Impact | Affects | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Execute Unauthorized Commands | Authorization | Run Arbitrary Code |
Mitigations
Monitor network activity to detect any anomalous or unauthorized communication exchanges.
Weaknesses it exploits
- CWE-451 User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
Recent CVEs with these weaknesses
- 4.8CVE-2026-123995
Hisense VIDAA Smart TV firmware V0000.01.00a.P0220 contains an input validation vulnerability in the UPnP/DLNA AVTransport SOAP service that allows a LAN-adjacent attacker to inject arbitrary URIs via the CurrentURI field of SetAVTransport…
- 5.4CVE-2026-121244
UI misrepresentation in FileAPI in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- 5.4CVE-2026-121216
UI misrepresentation in UI in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- 5.4CVE-2026-121215
UI misrepresentation in Bluetooth in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- 4.3CVE-2026-121209
UI misrepresentation in Input in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker to spoof address bar via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
- 5.4CVE-2026-121206
UI misrepresentation in Isolated in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
- 4.3CVE-2026-121190
UI misrepresentation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI elements via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
- 5.4CVE-2026-121186
UI misrepresentation in Passwords in Google Chrome on on iOS prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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