The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is the worldwide not-for-profit charitable organization focused on improving the security of software. What item is the primary concern on OWASP's Top

The correct answer is A. Injection. The top item of the OWASP 2013 OWASP's Top Ten Project Most Critical Web Application Security Risks is injection. Injection flaws, such as SQL, OS, and LDAP injection occur when untrusted data is sent to an interpreter as part of a command or query. The attacker's hostile data ca

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The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is the worldwide not-for-profit charitable organization focused on improving the security of software. What item is the primary concern on OWASP's Top Ten Project Most Critical Web Application Security Risks?

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AInjection
BCross Site Scripting
CCross Site Request Forgery
DPath disclosure

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A
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B
2% (1)
D
4% (2)

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The top item of the OWASP 2013 OWASP's Top Ten Project Most Critical Web Application Security Risks is injection. Injection flaws, such as SQL, OS, and LDAP injection occur when untrusted data is sent to an interpreter as part of a command or query. The attacker's hostile data can trick the interpreter into executing unintended commands or accessing data without proper authorization.

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