Extract Key Phrases

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Description, Use Case and User Stories

From: Connor Mullaly 8/12/2024 possibility for the model to return hints when the inputs are using impact-oriented, attack-oriented, or mitigation-oriented language

See also the clarification comment below from 8/28 meeting https://github.com/CyberSecAI/CWEMap/issues/6#issuecomment-2315889418

Definition of Ready

1. Requirement is understood

Acceptance Criteria

1. The output is demo'd and feedback received - to be implemented in future iterations.

Additional context

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Aug 28 clarification:

sometimes CVE descriptions will focus on the technical impact - not the Root Cause weakness e.g. information disclosure

weakness not about controlling info in your output e.g. info exposure

i.e. info exposure impact vs info exposure weakness

memory leak is an impact oriented term in some cases the weakness is in not freeing the memory also memory disclosure

need to:

1. disambiguate
2. need to help people think in terms of weakness - not impacts e.g. RCE, DOS, info leak

causes, results in

Weakness vs. Vulnerability Language

1. https://cwe.mitre.org/documents/cwe_usage/guidance.html
2. https://www.cve.org/Resources/General/Key-Details-Phrasing.pdf

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here's an example of an auto-generated report that extracts the keyphrases to disambiguate weakness vs impact

Vulnerability Report

Original Vulnerability Description

The Cisco Discovery Protocol implementation in Cisco IOS XR Software does not do improper validation of string input from certain fields which could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a reload on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of string input from certain fields in Cisco Discovery Protocol messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious Cisco Discovery Protocol packet to an affected device.

Extracted Key Phrases

Category	Description
[WEAKNESS]	Improper validation of string input
[PRODUCT]	Cisco Discovery Protocol implementation in Cisco IOS XR Software
[VERSION]	Not specified
[ATTACKER]	Unauthenticated, adjacent attacker
[IMPACT]	Execute arbitrary code or cause a reload on an affected device
[VECTOR]	Sending a malicious Cisco Discovery Protocol packet to an affected device
[ROOTCAUSE]	Improper validation of string input from certain fields in Cisco Discovery Protocol messages

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