Eccouncil Exam 312-39 Topic 6 Question 76 Discussion

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Question #: 76
Topic #: 6

Which of the following attack can be eradicated by converting all non-alphanumeric characters to HTML character entities before displaying the user input in search engines and forums?

ABroken Access Control Attacks

BWeb Services Attacks

CXSS Attacks

DSession Management Attacks

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Suggested Answer: C

by Mollie at Mar 04, 2024, 10:27 PM

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Vicky

8 months ago

I would go with C) XSS Attacks as well, it makes sense to sanitize user input.

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Glenna

8 months ago

I don't think so, broken access control attacks are different from XSS attacks.

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Cory

8 months ago

But what about A) Broken Access Control Attacks? Could that also be a potential solution?

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Dominga

8 months ago

I agree with Glenna, XSS Attacks can be prevented by converting non-alphanumeric characters.

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Glenna

8 months ago

I think the answer is C) XSS Attacks.

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Glenn

9 months ago

I agree with Carey. It's important to sanitize user input to prevent XSS attacks.

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Carey

9 months ago

Because converting non-alphanumeric characters to HTML entities can prevent cross-site scripting attacks.

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Denae

9 months ago

Why do you think so?

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Carey

10 months ago

I think the answer is C) XSS Attacks.

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