SSCP Systems and Application Security Practice Question
A security analyst is reviewing application security and identifies risks related to the OWASP Top 10. Which THREE are examples of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities? (Select THREE.)
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Security Misconfiguration
Injection, XSS, and Security Misconfiguration are classic OWASP Top 10 categories.
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Security Misconfiguration
Why this is correct
Misconfiguration is a widespread issue in the OWASP Top 10.
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Injection
Why this is correct
Injection flaws (e.g., SQL, NoSQL, OS) are a top vulnerability.
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Man-in-the-Middle (MitM)
Why it's wrong here
MitM is a network attack, not specifically an OWASP Top 10 category.
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Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Why this is correct
XSS is a common web vulnerability in the OWASP Top 10.
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Buffer overflow
Why it's wrong here
Buffer overflow is not in the OWASP Top 10; it is more of a memory corruption issue.
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