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An administrator starts a web server application while logged in as the root user of a system. A vulnerability in the web server software is then exploited by a remote attacker, who is now able to run commands as the root user on the system. What type of attack is being executed? A Privilege escalation B CSRF C Directory traversal D XSS

Name: an administrator starts a web server application while logged in as the root user of a system a vulnerability in the web server software is then exploited by a remote attacker who is now abl 50818
Uploaded: 2022-05-20T17:19:31-08:00
Duration: 1 min 50 s
Channel: Chandra Jain
Description: an administrator starts a web server application while logged in as the root user of a system a vulnerability in the web server software is then exploited by a remote attacker who is now abl 50818

          An administrator starts a web server application while logged in as the root user of a system. A vulnerability in the web server software is then exploited by a remote attacker, who is now able to run commands as the root user on the system. 
What type of attack is being executed?
A
Privilege escalation
B
CSRF
C
Directory traversal
D
XSS

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Computer Science and Information Technology

Trishna Knowledge Systems 2018 Edition

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Solved by Expert Chandra Jain

05/20/2022

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An administrator starts a web server application while logged in as the root user of a system. A vulnerability in the web server software is then exploited by a remote attacker, who is now able to run commands as the root user on the system. What type of attack is being executed? A Privilege escalation B CSRF C Directory traversal D XSS