QuestionQ33

Understanding Application Security, Threats, and Attacks

Identify the type of attack illustrated in the figure below:

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  • A SQL injection attack
  • B Parameter/form attack
  • C Directory traversal attack
  • D Session fixation attack
Explanation

Session fixation occurs when an attacker causes a victim to use a session identifier chosen or known by the attacker. Once the victim authenticates with that unchanged session ID, the attacker can reuse it to access the authenticated session.

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