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1_3_6 Section 1 – Attacks, Threats, and Vulnerabilities - 1.3 – Application Attacks - Request Forgeries

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What type of content is typically loaded directly from a website's server when you visit a webpage?

Text

Which servers provide the videos when loading a webpage from a typical website?

YouTube servers

Where do the images and pictures on a webpage usually come from?

Instagram servers

Which component in the browser determines where to fetch the required information to build up a webpage?

<p>HTML</p> Signup and view all the answers

What enables browsers to gather information from third-party sites without requiring login credentials?

<p>Browser trust</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why might a victim often be unaware of their browser fetching information from third-party sites?

<p>Data retrieval occurs in the background</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of attack occurs because the web application is vulnerable?

<p>Server side request forgery (SSRF)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can developers prevent server side request forgery vulnerabilities?

<p>By evaluating input to the server and output from the server</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the 2019 SSRF attack on the Capital One bank website?

<p>Sensitive information such as social security numbers and bank account numbers were accessed</p> Signup and view all the answers

What service was misconfigured, leading to the SSRF attack on Capital One's website?

<p>Web application firewall (WAF)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of cloud storage service did the attacker access using the SSRF attack?

<p>Amazon S3</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to close SSRF vulnerabilities promptly?

<p>To prevent attackers from gaining unauthorized access to services</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of code is executed on the client side when you visit a website?

<p>HTML and JavaScript</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which attack takes advantage of the trust a website has in a user's browser to perform actions on behalf of the user?

<p>Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of anti-forgery techniques in web applications?

<p>To prevent unauthorized actions using user credentials</p> Signup and view all the answers

What could an attacker potentially do in a successful Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack?

<p>Transfer funds from the victim's account</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of attack does not require exploiting the trust between a website and a user's browser?

<p>Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one way that a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack can be initiated?

<p>Through a hyperlink in an email</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack, what does the attacker need to find to exploit the vulnerability?

<p>A vulnerable web application on the server</p> Signup and view all the answers

What technique is usually used in web applications to prevent Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks?

<p>Cryptographic tokens</p> Signup and view all the answers

What behavior can an attacker achieve in a successful Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack?

<p>Accessing otherwise inaccessible services through the web server</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does PHP primarily play in web development as mentioned in the text?

<p>Executing code on the web server for back end processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do the videos on a website typically come from?

<p>The YouTube servers</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is responsible for determining where the browser fetches information from to build a webpage?

<p>HTML content</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why might a victim be unaware of their browser fetching information from third-party sites?

<p>The embedded nature of content retrieval</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of credentials are typically not required when loading information from third-party sites on a webpage?

<p>Browser login credentials</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which party benefits from the trust a user's browser has in gathering information from third-party sites?

<p>Third-party servers</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is significant about the requests made by a browser when loading content from YouTube and Instagram?

<p>They do not involve user logins for access</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason an attacker might use Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) as described in the text?

<p>To query the web server for additional functions</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does an attacker leverage Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) to access a file storage device?

<p>By intercepting communication between the web server and the device</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a successful SSRF attack, what critical information enabled the attacker to access Amazon's S3 buckets?

<p>Security credentials of the WAF</p> Signup and view all the answers

What potential data breach was a direct result of the SSRF attack on Capital One's website in 2019?

<p>Credit card applications from 2005 through 2019</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can developers mitigate the risk of SSRF vulnerabilities based on the information provided?

<p>Using a properly configured Web Application Firewall (WAF)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it challenging for victims to detect an SSRF attack through their web browser?

<p>The attacks exploit trust between the website and server</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common abbreviation used for Cross Site Request Forgery?

<p>CSSRF</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a Cross Site Request Forgery attack, what action does the attacker want the user to take?

<p>Click on a specific hyperlink</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of HTML and PHP code on the web server mentioned in the text?

<p>Performing back end processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of attack requires the attacker to have the user's browser logged into a website?

<p>Cross Site Request Forgery</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one reason why an attacker would prefer Server Side Request Forgery over Cross Site Request Forgery?

<p>Doesn't involve manipulating the client's browser</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can web application developers prevent Cross Site Request Forgery attacks as mentioned in the text?

<p>Implementing cryptographic tokens</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack that differentiates it from other attacks?

<p>Involves sending requests directly to the server</p> Signup and view all the answers

HTML and JavaScript are often presented to which part of a website?

<p><strong>Client</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

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