QuestionQ130

VerifiedUnderstanding Cyber Threats, IoCs, and Attack Methodology

Which of the following attacks can be eliminated by using a safe API that avoids using the interpreter altogether?

Explanation

Command injection occurs when untrusted input is interpreted by a command shell or operating-system command interpreter. A safe API that invokes a program directly, without shell parsing, removes that interpretation step and prevents command injection through shell metacharacters.

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