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PT0-003 · Question #123

A tester performs a vulnerability scan and identifies several outdated libraries used within the customer SaaS product offering. Which of the following types of scans did the tester use to identify…

The correct answer is B. SBOM. An SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) scan is used to analyze software components and dependencies to identify outdated or vulnerable libraries. It provides a detailed inventory of third- party, open-source, and proprietary components used in an application. This helps security…

Submitted by manish99· Mar 6, 2026Vulnerability Discovery and Analysis

Question

A tester performs a vulnerability scan and identifies several outdated libraries used within the customer SaaS product offering. Which of the following types of scans did the tester use to identify the libraries?

Options

  • AIAST
  • BSBOM
  • CDAST
  • DSAST

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    86% (38)
  • C
    7% (3)
  • D
    5% (2)

Explanation

An SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) scan is used to analyze software components and dependencies to identify outdated or vulnerable libraries. It provides a detailed inventory of third- party, open-source, and proprietary components used in an application. This helps security teams track and mitigate vulnerabilities in software dependencies.

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#vulnerability scanning#SBOM#software composition analysis#outdated libraries

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