A Penetration Tester Has Successfully Exploited a Vulnerability on an Organization's

question 32

Multiple Choice

A penetration tester has successfully exploited a vulnerability on an organization's authentication server and now wants to set up a reverse shell. The penetration tester finds that Netcat is not available on the target. Which of the following approaches is a suitable option to attempt NEXT?

• A) Run xterm to connect to the X-server of the target.
• B) Attempt to escalate privileges to acquire an interactive shell.
• C) Try to use the /dev/tcp socket.
• D) Attempt to read out/etc/shadow.

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