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GIAC GCED Exam - Topic 3 Question 59 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GCED exam
Question #: 59
Topic #: 3
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What attack was indicated when the IDS system picked up the following text coming from the Internet to the web server?

select user, password from user where user= ''jdoe'' and password= 'myp@55!' union select ''text'',2 into outfile ''/tmp/file1.txt'' - - '

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by Fernanda at Feb 08, 2025, 07:12 PM

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Minna
3 months ago
I thought it was more about file inclusion?
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Holley
3 months ago
This is textbook SQL Injection.
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Lorrine
3 months ago
Wait, could it be something else?
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Misty
4 months ago
Agreed, looks like a classic attack.
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Loreen
4 months ago
Definitely SQL Injection.
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Portia
4 months ago
I thought it could be URL Directory Traversal, but now I’m leaning more towards SQL Injection after reviewing the options.
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Malcom
4 months ago
This question reminds me of a practice test where we discussed how to identify SQL Injection patterns.
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Alishia
4 months ago
I’m not entirely sure, but I remember something about union select being a common sign of SQL Injection.
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Yuki
5 months ago
I think this looks like an SQL Injection attack since it’s trying to manipulate the database query.
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Golda
5 months ago
I've seen this kind of attack before. The attacker is trying to leverage SQL injection to read sensitive data from the database and write it to a file on the server. Definitely going with C for SQL injection on this one.
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Yasuko
5 months ago
Whoa, this is a tricky one. The query has a lot of complex syntax that I'm not familiar with. I'll need to think through the different attack types we covered and try to match the key details here.
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Temeka
5 months ago
Ah, I recognize this! The query is trying to dump the user and password data to a file on the server. That's definitely a SQL injection attack. I'll select C for this one.
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Ashton
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. The query has some unusual elements like the "union select" and the file output. I'll need to review my notes on different types of web attacks to figure this out.
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Colton
5 months ago
This looks like a classic SQL injection attack. I'll carefully analyze the query and identify the key elements that indicate SQL injection.
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Luis
10 months ago
Definitely SQL injection. The code is trying to dump the user and password data to a file, which is a big no-no. I hope the IDS caught this in time!
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Tanja
9 months ago
User 3: Always important to have strong security measures in place to prevent attacks like this.
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Elise
9 months ago
User 2: Yeah, the IDS must have flagged it. Good thing it caught it!
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Mozell
9 months ago
User 1: SQL Injection for sure. That code looks like it's trying to extract sensitive data.
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Dacia
10 months ago
Haha, someone's trying to hack the web server with a little SQL magic! C'mon, SQL injection? That's so 2000s, let's move on to something more creative.
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Alysa
9 months ago
User 3: I agree, we need to stay one step ahead of them.
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Karan
9 months ago
User 2: Definitely, hackers are always finding new ways to attack.
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Fanny
10 months ago
User 1: Yeah, SQL injection is old news. They need to step up their game.
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Anastacia
10 months ago
I'm pretty sure this is a SQL injection attempt. The query is trying to extract sensitive data and write it to a file on the server, which is not good.
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Stefania
10 months ago
We need to make sure our web server is protected against these types of attacks.
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Stefania
10 months ago
Yes, you're right. It looks like a SQL injection attack.
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Vincenza
10 months ago
I'm not sure, but it could also be Remote File Inclusion.
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Corrie
10 months ago
Wow, this looks like a classic SQL injection attack. The code is trying to execute a malicious SQL query to dump the user and password data to a file on the server.
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Fidelia
11 months ago
I agree with Bernadine, because the query is trying to manipulate the database.
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Bernadine
11 months ago
I think the attack indicated is SQL Injection.
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