Q. Joe’s adventures in web server log analysis are not yet complete. As he continues to review the logs, he finds the request:

http://www.mycompany.com/../../../etc/passwd

What type of attack was most likely attempted?

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Q. Upon further inspection, Joe finds a series of thousands of requests to the same URL coming from a single IP address. Here are a few examples:

http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=1
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=2
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=3
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=4
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=5
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=6

What type of vulnerability was the attacker likely trying to exploit?

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Q. Joe checks his web server logs and sees that someone sent the following query string to an application running on the server:
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=892&serviceID=892' ; DROP TABLE Services;--

What type of attack was most likely attempted?

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Q. Sherry is concerned that a web application in her organization supports unvalidated redirects. Which one of the following approaches would minimize the risk of this attack?

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Q. Wendy is a penetration tester who wishes to engage in a session hijacking attack. What information is crucial for Wendy to obtain to ensure that her attack will be successful?

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Q. What type of credential used in Kerberos is often referred to as the “golden ticket” because of its potential for widespread reuse?

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Q. Tina is conducting a penetration test and is trying to gain access to a user account. Which of the following is a good source for obtaining user account credentials?

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Q. Which one of the following function calls is closely associated with Linux command injection attacks?

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Q. Joe is examining the logs for his web server and discovers that a user sent input to a web application that contained the string WAITFOR. What type of attack was the user likely attempting?

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Q. Examine the following network diagram. What is the most appropriate location for a web application firewall (WAF) on this network?

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Q. Which one of the following approaches, when feasible, is the most effective way to defeat injection attacks?

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Q. What is the distinction between static and dynamic application security testing tools?

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Q. How do cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks exploit user behavior?

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Q. What do cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks inject into legitimate websites?

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Q. What is the goal of directory traversal attacks?

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Q. How should authentication cookies be transmitted for security?

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Q. What is the risk associated with insecure direct object references?

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Q. How do multifactor techniques strengthen authentication systems?

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Q. What is the recommended defense against injection vulnerabilities?

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Q. Which vulnerability allows an attacker to exploit a dynamic web application to gain access to the underlying database?

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