Exam PT0-002 topic 1 question 503 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's PT0-002

Question #: 503
Topic #: 1

A penetration tester ran the following command:

The penetration tester successfully delivered this payload by email, and a few company users have executed it. However, reverse shell sessions are not being established. The output of the Metasploit console is the following:

Which of the following is most likely causing the issue?

A. A firewall rule is blocking incoming traffic.
B. The targets’ antivirus software is blocking outgoing traffic.
C. The IP address configured in the payload creation is incorrect.
D. The payload configured in the listener is incorrect.

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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️

by killwitch at Feb. 21, 2025, 10:32 a.m.

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Ric350

2 months, 1 week ago

Selected Answer: D

The payload was created using reverse_http, but the listener is configured for reverse_tcp. The listener must match the payload type. I agree the correct answer is D.

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