200-201 Network Intrusion Analysis Practice Question
A PCAP contains an HTTP POST request with a parameter containing "UNION SELECT username, password FROM users". This is evidence of:
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SQL injection
SQL injection attacks often use UNION SELECT statements to extract data from databases via web application vulnerabilities.
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SQL injection
Why this is correct
UNION SELECT in a parameter is classic SQL injection.
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Cross-site scripting
Why it's wrong here
XSS involves script tags, not SQL statements.
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Path traversal
Why it's wrong here
Path traversal uses ../ patterns.
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Command injection
Why it's wrong here
Command injection uses system commands.
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