An attacker enters the string 192.168.78.6;cat /etc/httpd/httpd.conf on a web application hosted on a Linux server. Which type of attack occurred?

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An attacker enters the string 192.168.78.6;cat /etc/httpd/httpd.conf on a web application hosted on a Linux server. Which type of attack occurred?

session hijacking
redirect attack
SQL injection
command injection

Explanation: A command injection is an attack in which an attacker tries to execute OS commands that the attacker is not supposed to be able to execute on a system. In this case, the attacker tries to view the web server (httpd) configuration information.

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