'",
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"@type": "Comment"
}
}
],
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"text": "''",
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"text": "This is a classic XSS payload that displays an alert box with the text 'XSS'."
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},
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"text": "SELECT * FROM users",
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"@type": "Comment",
"text": "This is an SQL injection payload, not an XSS payload."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "rm -rf /",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "This is a Linux command used to delete files, not an XSS payload."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 3,
"text": "echo 'Hello, world!'",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "This is a PHP command used to print text, not an XSS payload."
}
}
]
},
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"name": "ethical_hacking_objective",
"text": "What is the primary objective of ethical hacking within the context of network security?",
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"text": "To identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities, enhancing the security posture of systems and networks",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment"
}
}
],
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"@type": "Answer",
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"text": "To identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities, enhancing the security posture of systems and networks",
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"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Ethical hacking aims to improve security by finding and fixing vulnerabilities."
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},
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 1,
"text": "To steal sensitive data for personal gain",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Ethical hackers do not steal data; they help protect it."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "To disrupt the operations of organizations for malicious purposes",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Ethical hackers do not disrupt operations; they help prevent disruptions."
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},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 3,
"text": "To gain unauthorized access to systems for unethical reasons",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Ethical hackers do not gain unauthorized access; they help prevent unauthorized access."
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},
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"name": "xss_types",
"text": "Which of the following is NOT a type of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack?",
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"text": "Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment"
}
}
],
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"text": "Reflected XSS",
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"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Reflected XSS is a type of XSS attack."
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},
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"position": 1,
"text": "Persistent XSS",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Persistent XSS is a type of XSS attack."
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},
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "DOM-based XSS",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "DOM-based XSS is a type of XSS attack."
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},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 3,
"text": "Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)",
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"@type": "Comment",
"text": "CSRF is not a type of XSS attack."
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]
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"text": "What is the primary purpose of encoding user input in web applications?",
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "To prevent XSS vulnerabilities",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment"
}
}
],
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "To prevent XSS vulnerabilities",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Encoding user input helps prevent XSS attacks."
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},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 1,
"text": "To improve application performance",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Encoding user input does not improve performance."
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},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "To reduce server load",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Encoding user input does not reduce server load."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 3,
"text": "To encrypt sensitive data",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Encoding user input does not encrypt data."
}
}
]
},
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"@type": "Question",
"eduQuestionType": "Multiple choice",
"learningResourceType": "Exam exercise",
"name": "XSS Prevention",
"text": "Which HTTP response header is specifically designed to prevent Reflected XSS attacks?",
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{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 1,
"text": "X-Content-Type-Options",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment"
}
}
],
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{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "Content-Type",
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"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Content-Type is used to specify the type of data being sent in the response, not to prevent XSS attacks."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 1,
"text": "X-Content-Type-Options",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "X-Content-Type-Options is a header that can be set to 'nosniff' to prevent browsers from guessing the MIME type of the response, which can help prevent XSS attacks."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "X-Frame-Options",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "X-Frame-Options is used to prevent clickjacking attacks, not XSS attacks."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 3,
"text": "Cache-Control",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Cache-Control is used to control how the response is cached, not to prevent XSS attacks."
}
}
]
},
{
"@type": "Question",
"eduQuestionType": "Multiple choice",
"learningResourceType": "Exam exercise",
"name": "XSS Exploitation",
"text": "What is the role of the 'document.write()' function in DOM-based XSS attacks?",
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "It injects malicious code into the DOM",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment"
}
}
],
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "It injects malicious code into the DOM",
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"@type": "Comment",
"text": "The 'document.write()' function can be used to inject malicious code into the DOM, which can then be executed by the browser."
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},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 1,
"text": "It modifies the browser's location bar",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "The 'document.write()' function does not modify the browser's location bar."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "It sends a request to the server",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "The 'document.write()' function does not send a request to the server."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 3,
"text": "It creates a new JavaScript object",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "The 'document.write()' function does not create a new JavaScript object."
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}
]
},
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"@type": "Question",
"eduQuestionType": "Multiple choice",
"learningResourceType": "Exam exercise",
"name": "XSS Tools",
"text": "Which of the following tools is commonly used to detect and exploit XSS vulnerabilities?",
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"assesses": "XSS Tools",
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "Burp Suite",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment"
}
}
],
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "Burp Suite",
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"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Burp Suite is a popular tool for detecting and exploiting XSS vulnerabilities."
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},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 1,
"text": "Wireshark",
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"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Wireshark is a tool for network analysis, not for detecting XSS vulnerabilities."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "Metasploit",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Metasploit is a tool for exploiting vulnerabilities, not for detecting them."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 3,
"text": "nmap",
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"@type": "Comment",
"text": "nmap is a tool for network scanning, not for detecting XSS vulnerabilities."
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}
]
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"name": "XSS Fundamentals",
"text": "What is the primary goal of an XSS attack?",
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"@type": "Answer",
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"text": "To steal sensitive information",
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"@type": "Comment"
}
}
],
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "To steal sensitive information",
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"@type": "Comment",
"text": "The primary goal of an XSS attack is to steal sensitive information, such as cookies, session IDs, and other data that can be used to compromise a user's account."
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},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 1,
"text": "To compromise the server",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "XSS attacks are not typically used to compromise the server."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "To gain access to other systems",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "XSS attacks are not typically used to gain access to other systems."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 3,
"text": "To disrupt website functionality",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "XSS attacks can disrupt website functionality, but this is not typically the primary goal."
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}
]
},
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"@type": "Question",
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"name": "Best Practices",
"text": "Which of the following is a key best practice for preventing XSS attacks in web applications?",
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"text": "Use proper input validation and encoding",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment"
}
}
],
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "Use proper input validation and encoding",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Input validation and encoding are crucial for preventing malicious input from being executed as code."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 1,
"text": "Disable JavaScript on the website",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Disabling JavaScript would prevent all scripts from running, not just malicious ones."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "Allow users to input HTML tags",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Allowing HTML tags could allow attackers to inject malicious code."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 3,
"text": "Trust all user input without validation",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Trusting user input without validation is a major security risk."
}
}
]
},
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"@type": "Question",
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"learningResourceType": "Exam exercise",
"name": "Purpose of Sandboxing",
"text": "What is the primary purpose of using a 'sandboxed' environment for executing JavaScript code in a web browser?",
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "To prevent malicious code from accessing the user's system",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment"
}
}
],
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "To prevent malicious code from accessing the user's system",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Sandboxing isolates JavaScript code, preventing it from accessing the user's system."
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},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 1,
"text": "To improve JavaScript performance",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Sandboxing does not primarily improve JavaScript performance."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "To isolate JavaScript code from other applications",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Sandboxing isolates JavaScript code from the browser, not other applications."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 3,
"text": "To encrypt JavaScript code",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Sandboxing does not encrypt JavaScript code."
}
}
]
},
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"@type": "Question",
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"learningResourceType": "Exam exercise",
"name": "Legacy Web Application Mitigation",
"text": "What is a common technique used to mitigate the risk of XSS attacks in legacy web applications?",
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"assesses": "Legacy Web Application Mitigation",
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"position": 0,
"text": "Using a content security policy (CSP)",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment"
}
}
],
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "Using a content security policy (CSP)",
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"text": "CSP helps prevent XSS attacks by restricting the execution of untrusted scripts."
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},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 1,
"text": "Implementing HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "HSTS is not specifically designed to mitigate XSS attacks."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "Enabling cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "CORS is not a mitigation technique for XSS attacks."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 3,
"text": "Disabling all cookies",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Disabling cookies would not effectively mitigate XSS attacks."
}
}
]
},
{
"@type": "Question",
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"learningResourceType": "Exam exercise",
"name": "Defining Characteristics",
"text": "Which of the following is a defining characteristic of a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack? ",
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "Exploitation of a vulnerability that allows untrusted data to be interpreted as executable code in a web browser",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment"
}
}
],
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "Exploitation of a vulnerability that allows untrusted data to be interpreted as executable code in a web browser",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "XSS attacks exploit vulnerabilities to execute malicious code in the victim's browser."
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},
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 1,
"text": "The attack targets only websites that utilize JavaScript",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "XSS attacks can target websites regardless of JavaScript usage."
}
},
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "Data is securely encrypted before transmission to the web server",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "XSS attacks involve exploiting vulnerabilities, not encrypting data."
}
}
]
},
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"@type": "Question",
"eduQuestionType": "Multiple choice",
"learningResourceType": "Exam exercise",
"name": "XSS Attack Types",
"text": "In a reflected XSS attack, the malicious code originates from:",
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 3,
"text": "The user's input reflected back to their browser",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment"
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}
],
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "A third-party website",
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"@type": "Comment",
"text": "The malicious code in a reflected XSS attack originates from the victim's input, which is reflected back to their browser."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 1,
"text": "The victim's browser cache",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "The malicious code in a reflected XSS attack is included in the response from the server, not the victim's browser cache."
}
},
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "The server-side configuration files",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "The malicious code in a reflected XSS attack is included in the response from the server, not the server-side configuration files."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 3,
"text": "The user's input reflected back to their browser",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "In a reflected XSS attack, the malicious code is included in the victim's input, which is reflected back to their browser."
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}
]
},
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"@type": "Question",
"eduQuestionType": "Multiple choice",
"learningResourceType": "Exam exercise",
"name": "XSS Attack Types",
"text": "Which of the following is a typical payload used in stored XSS attacks?",
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "<script>alert('XSS Attack Successful!')</script>",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment"
}
}
],
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "%3Cscript%3Ealert('XSS')%3C/script%3E",
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"@type": "Comment",
"text": "This payload is typically used in reflected XSS attacks, not stored XSS attacks."
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},
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 1,
"text": "eval('alert(1)';",
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"@type": "Comment",
"text": "This payload is typically used in DOM-based XSS attacks, not stored XSS attacks."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "<script>alert('XSS Attack Successful!')</script>",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "This payload is typically used in stored XSS attacks, where it is stored on the server and executed when the victim accesses the page."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 3,
"text": "alert(1)",
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"@type": "Comment",
"text": "This payload is typically used in client-side attacks, not stored XSS attacks."
}
}
]
},
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"learningResourceType": "Exam exercise",
"name": "XSS Prevention",
"text": "What is the primary purpose of an XSS filter?",
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{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "To prevent untrusted user input from being interpreted as executable code",
"encodingFormat": "text/html",
"comment": {
"@type": "Comment"
}
}
],
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "To block all incoming HTTP requests",
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"@type": "Comment",
"text": "An XSS filter specifically targets and blocks malicious input that could lead to XSS vulnerabilities."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 1,
"text": "To encrypt user input before transmission",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Encryption is a separate security measure, while an XSS filter focuses on preventing malicious input from being executed as code."
}
},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "To prevent untrusted user input from being interpreted as executable code",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "An XSS filter examines user input and removes or encodes any potentially malicious characters that could lead to XSS vulnerabilities."
}
}
]
},
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"@type": "Question",
"eduQuestionType": "Multiple choice",
"learningResourceType": "Exam exercise",
"name": "",
"text": "Which of the following techniques can aid in mitigating the risk of XSS attacks?",
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "Input validation and sanitization",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment"
}
}
],
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 0,
"text": "Using complex passwords",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Complex passwords are important for general account security, but they do not specifically address XSS vulnerabilities."
}
},
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 1,
"text": "Disabling JavaScript on the client side",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "While disabling JavaScript can prevent XSS attacks that rely on JavaScript, it is not a practical solution as it can break essential website functionality."
}
},
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"@type": "Answer",
"position": 2,
"text": "Input validation and sanitization",
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"comment": {
"@type": "Comment",
"text": "Input validation checks user input for malicious characters, while sanitization removes or encodes them, preventing XSS vulnerabilities."
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},
{
"@type": "Answer",
"position": 3,
"text": "Installing antivirus software",
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What is the primary objective of ethical hacking within the context of network security?
To identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities, enhancing the security posture of systems and networks
To disrupt the operations of organizations for malicious purposes
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