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CAS-001 · Question #169

A WAF without customization will protect the infrastructure from which of the following attack combinations?

The correct answer is C. SQL Injection, DOM based XSS, HTTP exhaustion. A WAF in default mode is designed to protect against web application layer attacks; SQL Injection, DOM-based XSS, and HTTP exhaustion all fall within that scope.

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Question

A WAF without customization will protect the infrastructure from which of the following attack combinations?

Options

  • ADDoS, DNS poisoning, Boink, Teardrop
  • BReflective XSS, HTTP exhaustion, Teardrop
  • CSQL Injection, DOM based XSS, HTTP exhaustion
  • DSQL Injection, CSRF, Clickjacking

How the community answered

(62 responses)
  • A
    11% (7)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    82% (51)
  • D
    5% (3)

Why each option

A WAF in default mode is designed to protect against web application layer attacks; SQL Injection, DOM-based XSS, and HTTP exhaustion all fall within that scope.

ADDoS, DNS poisoning, Boink, Teardrop

DDoS, DNS poisoning, Boink, and Teardrop are network-layer or transport-layer attacks that operate below the web application layer and are outside the scope of a WAF.

BReflective XSS, HTTP exhaustion, Teardrop

Teardrop is an IP fragmentation attack that targets the network/transport layer, not the application layer, so a WAF cannot protect against it regardless of configuration.

CSQL Injection, DOM based XSS, HTTP exhaustionCorrect

SQL Injection and DOM-based XSS are classic OWASP Top 10 web application attacks that WAFs are specifically designed to detect and block via signature-based and behavioral rules out of the box. HTTP exhaustion (a Layer 7 DoS attack) targets the web application layer, which is also within the default protective scope of a WAF.

DSQL Injection, CSRF, Clickjacking

CSRF and Clickjacking protections typically require custom WAF rules or additional configuration such as anti-CSRF token validation and frame-busting headers, and are not reliably blocked by a default uncustomized WAF.

Concept tested: Default WAF capabilities and covered attack types

Source: https://owasp.org/www-project-web-security-testing-guide/

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