Vulnerabilities & Exploits Flashcards
What is a Backdoor?
Code placed in a computer program to bypass normal authentication and other security mechanisms.
What is the attacker doing during a Directory Traversal?
Method of accessing unauthorized directories by moving through the directory structure on a remote server.
Essentially, this is a way to access a file on a poorly programmed server.
If you see ../../../ on the test, this is a directory traversal question.
What is Arbitrary Code Execution?
How is it different from Remote Code Execution?
Occurs when an attacker is able to execute or run commands on a victim computer.
What is Remote Code Execution?
How is it different from Arbitrary Code Execution?
Occurs when an attacker is able to execute or run commands on a REMOTE computer.