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Which of the following threat types can occur when baselines are not appropriately applied or when unauthorized changes are made?

A.
Security misconfiguration
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A.
Security misconfiguration
B.
Insecure direct object references
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B.
Insecure direct object references
C.
Unvalidated redirects and forwards
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C.
Unvalidated redirects and forwards
D.
Sensitive data exposure
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D.
Sensitive data exposure
Suggested answer: A

Explanation:

Security misconfigurations occur when applications and systems are not properly configured or maintained in a secure manner. This can be due to a shortcoming in security baselines or configurations, unauthorized changes to system configurations, or a failure to patch and upgrade systems as the vendor releases security patches. Insecure direct object references occur when code references aspects of the infrastructure, especially internal or private systems, and an attacker can use that knowledge to glean more information about the infrastructure. Unvalidated redirects and forwards occur when an application has functions to forward users to other sites, and these functions are not properly secured to validate the data and redirect requests, allowing spoofing for malware or phishing attacks.

Sensitive data exposure occurs when an application does not use sufficient encryption and other security controls to protect sensitive application data.

asked 18/09/2024
terence o oneill
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