Eccouncil 312-50 Exam - Topic 3 Question 73 Discussion

Actual exam question for Eccouncil's 312-50 exam

Question #: 73
Topic #: 3

Stella, a professional hacker, performs an attack on web services by exploiting a vulnerability that provides additional routing information in the SOAP header to support asynchronous communication. This further allows the transmission of web-service requests and response messages using different TCP connections. Which of the following attack techniques is used by Stella to compromise the web services?

AXML injection

BWS-Address spoofing

CSOAPAction spoofing

DWeb services parsing attacks

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Suggested Answer: C

by Lorrine at Aug 10, 2023, 07:16 PM

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Chan

3 months ago

I'm leaning towards SOAPAction spoofing.

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Harrison

3 months ago

Wait, can you really exploit SOAP headers like that?

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Justine

4 months ago

Definitely not Web services parsing attacks!

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Aide

4 months ago

I think it's XML injection, though.

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Galen

4 months ago

Sounds like WS-Address spoofing to me.

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Ryan

4 months ago

I keep mixing up SOAPAction spoofing and WS-Address spoofing. I feel like both could be involved, but I lean towards WS-Address for this scenario.

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Francesco

4 months ago

This question feels similar to one we practiced in class about SOAP vulnerabilities. I think WS-Address spoofing is the best fit.

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Ressie

5 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I think XML injection could also be relevant here since it deals with manipulating XML data.

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Leota

5 months ago

I remember studying about WS-Address spoofing and how it can manipulate routing information in SOAP headers. That might be the right answer.

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Gwen

5 months ago

Okay, I think I've got this. The key is to identify the process that converts the sales and operations plan into specific resource requirements. I'm leaning towards Capacity Requirements Planning.

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Brandon

5 months ago

This is straightforward, I just need to simulate the stack and keep track of the top element after the final operation.

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Emogene

5 months ago

Okay, let me think this through. The question is asking about a requirement to disconnect the session after 10 minutes of inactivity. So I'm thinking the answer has to be related to some kind of timeout or idle time setting.

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Pamela

5 months ago

I remember something about one for each business domain, but wasn't there a case where two sufficed?

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Gregg

10 months ago

Wow, these web service attacks sound like something out of a spy movie. I bet Stella has a lair with a bunch of hacking equipment and a cat named 'Meowster Hacker.'

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Ashleigh

8 months ago

C) SOAPAction spoofing

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Cassie

9 months ago

B) WS-Address spoofing

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Herschel

9 months ago

A) XML injection

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Michel

10 months ago

D) Web services parsing attacks makes the most sense to me. If the attacker is exploiting a vulnerability in the way the web service handles the SOAP header, that's probably a parsing-related issue.

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Carmen

10 months ago

I'm going with C) SOAPAction spoofing. It sounds like the attacker is manipulating the SOAP header, and that's a classic SOAPAction spoofing attack, right?

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Charlena

9 months ago

Actually, it's C) SOAPAction spoofing. The attacker is indeed manipulating the SOAP header to compromise the web services.

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Mari

9 months ago

I think it could also be WS-Address spoofing, where the attacker manipulates the WS-Address to redirect requests.

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Erasmo

9 months ago

Yes, you're correct! SOAPAction spoofing involves manipulating the SOAP header to deceive the web service.

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Eden

10 months ago

I'm not sure about this one. The question seems a bit too specific for a certification exam. Maybe they're trying to trick us with all these obscure web service attack techniques.

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Jackie

8 months ago

D) Web services parsing attacks

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Gwen

8 months ago

C) SOAPAction spoofing

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Darell

8 months ago

B) WS-Address spoofing

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Cherilyn

8 months ago

A) XML injection

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Osvaldo

8 months ago

D) Web services parsing attacks

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Alfreda

8 months ago

C) SOAPAction spoofing

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Cory

9 months ago

B) WS-Address spoofing

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Dorsey

9 months ago

A) XML injection

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Frank

10 months ago

Based on the information provided, I believe the correct answer is B) WS-Address spoofing. The description mentions the attacker exploiting a vulnerability that allows for asynchronous communication, which points to the WS-Addressing protocol.

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