A Penetration Tester Has Successfully Accessed a Web Server Using

question 1030

Multiple Choice

A penetration tester has successfully accessed a web server using an exploit in the user-agent string for Apache Struts. The tester then brute forces a credential that provides access to the back-end database server in a different subnet. This is an example of:

• A) persistence
• B) pivoting
• C) escalation of privilege
• D) a remote access Trojan

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Definitions:

Cultural Systems

Refers to the complex structures of norms, values, traditions, and practices that shape and are shared by a group of people.

Gestalt Therapy

A psychotherapeutic method that stresses the significance of individual responsibility, focusing on what the individual is experiencing right now, the bond between the therapist and the client, how a person's social and environmental contexts play a role in their life, and the self-made changes individuals enact in reaction to their circumstances.

Contextual Therapy

A therapeutic approach that focuses on the individual within their environmental and relational context, emphasizing the impact of family and social networks.

Gestalt Therapy

This therapy approach emphasizes the importance of personal accountability and centers on the patient's present experiences, the dynamics of the therapist-patient relationship, the role of environmental and social backgrounds in one's life, and the self-adjustments made based on the person's general situation.