Emanations Attack
Emanations Attack
Overview of the Vulnerability
Cryptography is used to ensure secure storage and transmission of data. However, there are a number of best practices that must be followed to ensure the cryptography in use remains secure and does not result in the exposure of sensitive data. The application is vulnerable to a emanations attack as there are changes to the electromagnetic emanations across the physical system when it is performing different steps of cryptographic operations.
Business Impact
This vulnerability can lead to reputational damage of the company through the impact to customers’ trust, and the ability of an attacker to view data. The severity of the impact to the business is dependent on the sensitivity of the accessible data being transmitted by the application.
Steps to Reproduce
Enable a HTTP interception proxy, such as Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP
Setup {{software}} to intercept and log requests
Use a browser to navigate to: {{URL}}
{{action}} to view unencrypted requests
Proof of Concept (PoC)
The screenshot below demonstrates the power emanations attack:
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Guidance
Provide a step-by-step walkthrough with a screenshot on how you exploited the vulnerability. This will speed triage time and result in faster rewards. Please include specific details on where you identified the emanations attack, how you identified it, and what actions you were able to perform as a result.
Attempt to escalate the vulnerability to perform additional actions. If this is possible, provide a full Proof of Concept (PoC).
Recommendation(s)
Implement robust entropy for the cryptographic algorithms and ensure that the algorithms, protocols, and keys in place are kept up to date. Best practices includes uniform use of the system's processor cycles, power usage, and features across all steps of cryptographic operations. This ensures that the outcomes of cryptographic steps have a uniform emanations profile.
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