Defenses Against Session Abuse

V7.5.1

Verify that the application requires full re-authentication before allowing modifications to sensitive account attributes which may affect authentication such as email address, phone number, MFA configuration, or other information used in account recovery.

Required for Level 2 and 3

CAPEC™ (3.9): 114, 115, 151, 21, 50

V7.5.2

Verify that users are able to view and (having authenticated again with at least one factor) terminate any or all currently active sessions.

Required for Level 2 and 3

CAPEC™ (3.9): 151, 195, 21, 31, 464, 465, 510, 543, 593, 98

V7.5.3

Verify that the application requires further authentication with at least one factor or secondary verification before performing highly sensitive transactions or operations.

Required for Level 3

CAPEC™ (3.9): 114, 115, 151, 21, 49, 50

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