XML I10-003 Exam - Topic 6 Question 69 Discussion

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Question #: 69
Topic #: 6

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A certain Web application displays user information according to user input via Web browser. The XML data managing user information is as shown in [example.xml] (separate window). The following [XQuery] is executed when the Web application retrieves user information from [example xml].

[XQuery]

{

fn:doc("example.xml")//data[userid = "(1)"][password = "(2)"]

}

At this time, the Web application completes the [XQuery] by replacing (1) and (2) with the user input character string, and executes the query.

No character escapes (e.g. convert "<" to "<") are performed for character string input by the user. Select two of the following that produces the query execution result in [Execution Result] (separate window) when the character string is as shown in each answer choice.

A(1) ' or''='
(2) OK

B(1) ' or''='
(2) ' or''='

C(1) idorfn:true()
(2) OK

D(1) idorfn.true()
(2) idorfn:true()

E(1) ' or fn:true() or any='
(2) OK

F(1) 'or fn:true() or any='
(2) 'or fn:true() or any='

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Suggested Answer: B, F

by Brandon at Nov 22, 2025, 06:21 PM

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Genevive

10 days ago

Wait, can you really use "or""=" like that?

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Monroe

15 days ago

Hmm, I'm not sure if I should be impressed or concerned by these answers. Definitely going with B or F though.

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Essie

20 days ago

Haha, "idorfn:true()" - that's a creative attempt, but I think B and F are the real winners here.

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Mira

26 days ago

Yikes, that's a pretty serious security flaw. I'd go with B or F to demonstrate the issue.

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Precious

1 month ago

This is a classic SQL injection vulnerability. Choices B and F look like they could exploit it.

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Derick

1 month ago

I vaguely remember that using "or" in the input could bypass checks, but I’m not confident about which specific combinations would yield the desired result.

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Rebbeca

1 month ago

I feel uncertain about option E. It seems like it might work, but I can't recall if the syntax is correct for XQuery.

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Lai

2 months ago

I think options A and B are similar to practice questions we did on injection attacks. They seem like they could manipulate the query effectively.

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Chau

2 months ago

I remember we discussed how user input can lead to SQL injection-like vulnerabilities in XQuery. I'm not sure which options would actually execute correctly though.

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Chu

2 months ago

This is a tricky one, but I think I have a strategy. I'll try some input strings that leverage logical operators and built-in functions to bypass the authentication check.

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Chauncey

2 months ago

I'm not too familiar with XQuery, but I can see how this could be a security issue if the user input isn't properly validated. I'll need to be careful with my approach and test a few different options.

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Jonelle

2 months ago

Okay, I think I've got this. The key is to find an input string that will evaluate to true and return the entire dataset, regardless of the actual user ID and password.

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Antione

2 months ago

Totally agree, those inputs exploit the query!

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Carmelina

3 months ago

A) and B) will definitely work!

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Marilynn

3 months ago

Ooh, this is a juicy one! I'm gonna go with the classic B and F - can't beat the classics, am I right?

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Zoila

3 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused by the XQuery syntax here. I'll need to review my notes on XPath and XQuery to make sure I understand how to properly construct the malicious input.

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Rachael

4 months ago

This looks like a classic SQL injection vulnerability question. I'd focus on trying different input strings that could potentially exploit the lack of input sanitization.

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Samira

3 months ago

This is definitely an injection test.

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Glendora

3 months ago

A and E seem like good candidates too.

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