SSCP Systems and Application Security Practice Question
An application security team is reviewing code for vulnerabilities. They find that user input is directly concatenated into an SQL query without sanitization. This is an example of which OWASP Top 10 vulnerability?
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Why each option matters
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Injection
Concatenating user input into SQL queries allows injection attacks. Injection is a top vulnerability.
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Injection
Why this is correct
SQL injection occurs when untrusted data is sent to an interpreter as part of a command or query.
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Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Why it's wrong here
XSS involves injecting scripts into web pages, not SQL queries.
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Security Misconfiguration
Why it's wrong here
Security misconfiguration refers to insecure settings, not input handling.
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Broken Access Control
Why it's wrong here
Broken access control involves improper enforcement of user permissions, not injection.
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