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Actual exam question from CompTIA's SY0-601
Question #: 391
Topic #: 1
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A security engineer obtained the following output from a threat intelligence source that recently performed an attack on the company’s server:



Which of the following BEST describes this kind of attack?

  • A. Directory traversal
  • B. SQL injection
  • C. API
  • D. Request forgery
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️
by pmmg at Feb. 6, 2023, 10:43 p.m.

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pmmg
Highly Voted 2 years, 4 months ago
Selected Answer: A
A - 2f = /
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NeoSam999
Highly Voted 2 years, 4 months ago
Selected Answer: A
https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Path_Traversal
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Marleigh
Most Recent 1 year, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: A
From what I've seen, if what they show has any sort of '..' in it, usually /.. (but in this case just ..) it is directory traversal
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ramesh2022
2 years, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: A
The best description of this kind of attack is A. Directory traversal. Directory traversal is an attack technique used to gain access to restricted directories or files on a computer system by manipulating directory traversal characters such as '..%2F'.
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sdc939
2 years, 4 months ago
Selected Answer: A
A. Directory traversal
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