A penetration tester was brute forcing an internal web server and ran a command that produced the following output: blank page was displayed. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the…

The correct answer is D. This URI returned a server error. If the firewall was blocking the port than none of the web directories would have successful (200 codes) the 500 code is a server side error code meaning the correct answer is D.

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Question

A penetration tester was brute forcing an internal web server and ran a command that produced the following output:

blank page was displayed. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the lack of output?

Exhibit

Options

AThe HTTP port is not open on the firewall.
BThe tester did not run sudo before the command.
CThe web server is using HTTPS instead of HTTP.
DThis URI returned a server error.

How the community answered

(61 responses)

A
5% (3)
B
3% (2)
C
13% (8)
D
79% (48)

Explanation

If the firewall was blocking the port than none of the web directories would have successful (200 codes) the 500 code is a server side error code meaning the correct answer is D.

Topics

#Web server errors#Brute-force attacks#HTTP responses#Attack result interpretation

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