Developing Applications and Automating Workflows Using Cisco Platforms (DEVASC) — Question 247

Which OWASP threat occurs when untrusted data is supplied as input to an interpreter as part of a command or query?

Answer options

• A. broken authentication
• B. data exposure
• C. injection
• D. cross-site scripting

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, injection, which refers to the exploitation of untrusted data being passed into an interpreter. Other options like broken authentication and data exposure pertain to different vulnerabilities that do not involve the misuse of interpreter commands.