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GPEN · Question #220

Which of the following tools can be used for session splicing attacks?

The correct answer is C. Whisker. Whisker is an HTTP vulnerability scanner that pioneered session splicing and other IDS evasion techniques by splitting HTTP requests into small fragments to bypass signature detection.

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Question

Which of the following tools can be used for session splicing attacks?

Options

  • AADMutate
  • BAPNIC
  • CWhisker
  • DARIN

How the community answered

(29 responses)
  • A
    10% (3)
  • B
    7% (2)
  • C
    79% (23)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Whisker is an HTTP vulnerability scanner that pioneered session splicing and other IDS evasion techniques by splitting HTTP requests into small fragments to bypass signature detection.

AADMutate

ADMutate is a tool that mutates shellcode to produce polymorphic exploit payloads, used to evade IDS shellcode signatures, not for HTTP session splicing.

BAPNIC

APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Centre) is a Regional Internet Registry that manages IP address allocation in the Asia-Pacific region and has no offensive security tool function.

CWhiskerCorrect

Whisker, developed by Rain Forest Puppy, is a CGI scanner specifically designed with built-in IDS evasion methods including session splicing, where an HTTP request is broken across multiple TCP segments so no single packet contains a complete signature match. It also supports other evasion techniques such as URL encoding and null method tricks. Whisker is the canonical tool associated with session splicing attacks in security literature and certification exams.

DARIN

ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers) is a Regional Internet Registry responsible for IP address management in North America and is not a security attack tool.

Concept tested: Session splicing IDS evasion tool identification

Source: https://resources.infosecinstitute.com/topics/hacking/session-splicing/

Topics

#session splicing#IDS evasion#Whisker#web attack tools

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