Jane, a security analyst, while analyzing IDS logs, detected an event matching Regex /((\%3C)|<)((\%69)|i|(\% 49))((\%6D)|m|(\%4D))((\%67)|g|(\%47))[^\n]+((\%3E)|>)/|.
What does this event log indicate?
Suggested Answer: C
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%253C)%7C<)((%5C%2569)%7Ci%7C(%5C%2549))((%5C%256D)%7Cm%7C(%5C%254D))((%5C% 2567)%7Cg%7C(%5C%2547))%5B%5E%5Cn%5D%2B((%5C%253E)%7C>)/%
7C&source=bl&ots=kOBHNfJmtq&sig=ACfU3U2CG_hELc1HMb1chdc9OS4ooXPlMg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ah UKEwjYwJmlt_buAhUFShUIHTBNAs8Q6AEwBXoECAUQAw#v=onepage&q&f=false
14 comments · newest first
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Paris
12 months ago
Regex patterns like that usually indicate parameter tampering.
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Ahmed
12 months ago
Wait, are we sure about that? Looks suspicious.
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Lauran
12 months ago
Totally agree, it's XSS for sure!
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Marya
1 year ago
I thought it was SQL injection at first.
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Stefania
1 year ago
That's definitely an XSS attack.
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Yaeko
1 year ago
I’m a bit confused, but I recall that directory traversal usually involves file paths, so I don’t think that’s it either.
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Lashon
1 year ago
This seems familiar; I practiced a question on parameter tampering, but I don’t think that fits here.
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Natalie
1 year ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about regex patterns being used for SQL injections too.
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Lea
1 year ago
I think this regex looks like it’s trying to match HTML tags, which makes me lean towards an XSS attack.
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Johnathon
1 year ago
Okay, I've got this. The auditee would likely want to assess the auditor's interviewing, interaction, and report accuracy - that's option A.
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William
1 year ago
I'm a bit confused by the "improved system performance" option. I'm not sure how that would relate to naming conventions for suppliers. I'll have to think about that one.
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Jacquline
1 year ago
I'm a bit unsure about this one. Importing an external schema into a WSDL document is a specific skill, and I want to make sure I get it right. I'll carefully read through the question and options, and try to reason through the correct way to handle this scenario.
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Tamar
1 year ago
I'm leaning towards C on this one. I seem to recall that if the client consents, we don't necessarily need a reinforcement procedure when using punishment. But I'll double-check my notes to be sure.
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Raul
1 year ago
I'm pretty sure challenge/response authentication is used to prevent replay attacks, so I'll go with option A.