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Web Application Attacks & Post-Exploitation
Question
You run the following PHP script: <?php $name = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST["name"]); $password = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST["password"]); ?> What is the use of the mysql_real_escape_string() function in the above script. Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
Options
- AIt can be used to mitigate a cross site scripting attack.
- BIt can be used as a countermeasure against a SQL injection attack.
- CIt escapes all special characters from strings $_POST["name"] and $_POST["password"]
- DIt escapes all special characters from strings $_POST["name"] and $_POST["password"].
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Topics
#SQL injection#input sanitization#mysql_real_escape_string#PHP security