nerdexam
EC-Council

312-50V13 · Question #448

Gregory, a professional penetration tester working at Sys Security Ltd., is tasked with performing a security test of web applications used in the company. For this purpose, Gregory uses a tool to…

The correct answer is B. Burp Suite. Gregory used a web application security testing tool with an intercepting proxy to inspect and modify traffic, perform custom attacks, and test session token randomness.

Submitted by kwame.gh· Mar 6, 2026Hacking Web Applications

Question

Gregory, a professional penetration tester working at Sys Security Ltd., is tasked with performing a security test of web applications used in the company. For this purpose, Gregory uses a tool to test for any security loopholes by hijacking a session between a client and server. This tool has a feature of intercepting proxy that can be used to inspect and modify the traffic between the browser and target application. This tool can also perform customized attacks and can be used to test the randomness of session tokens. Which of the following tools is used by Gregory in the above scenario?

Options

  • ANmap
  • BBurp Suite
  • CCxSAST
  • DWireshark

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    93% (28)
  • C
    3% (1)

Why each option

Gregory used a web application security testing tool with an intercepting proxy to inspect and modify traffic, perform custom attacks, and test session token randomness.

ANmap

Nmap is a network scanner used for discovering hosts and services on a network, not primarily for web application testing with an intercepting proxy.

BBurp SuiteCorrect

Burp Suite is a comprehensive platform for web application security testing, featuring an intercepting proxy that allows testers to inspect and modify HTTP/S traffic between a browser and the target application. It also includes tools for performing customized attacks (like fuzzing with Intruder) and analyzing the cryptographic randomness of session tokens, directly matching the described activities.

CCxSAST

CxSAST (Checkmarx Static Application Security Testing) is a tool for static code analysis, identifying vulnerabilities in source code before execution, not for dynamic web traffic manipulation.

DWireshark

Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer for capturing and inspecting network traffic, but it lacks the active attacking and modification capabilities of a web application proxy like Burp Suite.

Concept tested: Web application penetration testing tools

Source: https://portswigger.net/burp/documentation/desktop/proxy

Topics

#Burp Suite#web application testing#session hijacking#intercepting proxy

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full 312-50V13 Practice