A security analyst receives an alert from a front-end web server connected to a database back end. The alert contains the following logs: Which of the following attacks is occurring?

The correct answer is C. Injection. The log shows classic SQL injection techniques-tautology (1=1), comment injection ('--), and a time‐based payload (dbms_lock.sleep(20)), all indicative of an SQL injection attack.

Submitted by daniela_cl· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

Question

A security analyst receives an alert from a front-end web server connected to a database back end. The alert contains the following logs:

Which of the following attacks is occurring?

Options

ABuffer overflow
BBrute-force
CInjection
DReplay

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(34 responses)

A
15% (5)
B
6% (2)
C
44% (15)
D
35% (12)

Explanation

The log shows classic SQL injection techniques-tautology (1=1), comment injection ('--), and a time‐based payload (dbms_lock.sleep(20)), all indicative of an SQL injection attack.

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