Which application attack is occurring when the victim accesses a web page and malicious scripts are unknowingly passed to their browser?
- cross-site scripting
- remote code execution
- SQL injection
- XML injection
Explanation: Cross-site scripting occurs when the victim accesses a web page and malicious scripts are unknowingly passed to their browser. Remote code execution allows a cybercriminal to take advantage of application vulnerabilities to execute any command, with the privileges of the user running the application, on the target device. An XML injection attack can corrupt the data on the XML database and threaten the security of the website. SQL injection is an attack on websites or any SQL database by inserting a malicious SQL statement in an entry field.
Exam with this question: 2.5.13 Check Your Understanding – Application Attacks
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