GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies Practice Test

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A GIAC administrator has configured their company's web server with X-Frame-Options. What attack is being addressed?

SQL injection
Cross-Site request forgery
Cross-Site scripting
Clickjacking

The correct answer is: Clickjacking

The correct answer is addressing the Clickjacking attack because the X-Frame-Options header is specifically designed to mitigate this type of vulnerability. Clickjacking occurs when an attacker tricks a user into clicking on something different from what the user perceives, effectively hijacking the click actions. By including the X-Frame-Options in the HTTP response headers, the web server informs the browser whether or not it is permitted to display the content in a frame or iframe. When configured correctly, X-Frame-Options can prevent the webpage from being loaded within a frame on another site, thereby thwarting attempts at clickjacking. This enhances user security by ensuring that malicious websites cannot overlay their content on top of legitimate interfaces, which could deceive users into performing unintended actions. Other options refer to different types of attacks that are not directly addressed by X-Frame-Options. For instance, SQL injection involves manipulating a server's database through malicious input, Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the trust that a site has in a user's browser, and Cross-Site Scripting allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. Therefore, X-Frame-Options is specifically relevant to preventing Clickjacking.