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Question #: 195
Topic #: 1
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While performing privilege escalation on a Windows 7 workstation, a penetration tester identifies a service that imports a DLL by name rather than an absolute path. To exploit this vulnerability, which of the following criteria must be met?

  • A. Permissions not disabled in the DLL
  • B. Weak folder permissions of a directory in the DLL search path
  • C. Write permissions in the C:\Windows\System32\imports directory
  • D. DLL not cryptographically signed by the vendor
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️
Reference:
https://itm4n.github.io/windows-dll-hijacking-clarified/

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carlo479
Highly Voted 3 years, 11 months ago
B. this was on the exam
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miabe
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Selected Answer: B
looks good to me
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baybay
3 years, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: B
Unsecure File and Folder Permissions ▪ Older versions of Windows allow administrators to access any non-admin user’s files and folders ▪ Can lead to DLL hijacking and malicious file installations on a non-admin targeted user
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Dave1212
4 years, 1 month ago
"Weak folder permissions - This issue can be caused by the installation of a third-party application. The installer should take care of that but that’s not always the case so system administrators should pay extra attention to this issue. Privileged file operation abuse - This issue is due to a flaw in the design of the application. In this case, developpers should review the code in order to prevent such operation on files and folders that can be controlled by normal users or implement impersonation when possible."
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