GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies Practice Test

What is a Wild Card injection?

1. Where you take advantage of a code but supplementing Wildcards within code

2. Where you use wild cards to help run the command in question

3. Where you use a parameter to run code in a command prompt

4. None of the above

The correct answer is: Where you take advantage of a code but supplementing Wildcards within code

Wild Card injection refers to a type of attack where the attacker exploits vulnerabilities in software or applications by incorporating wildcards into the code. Wildcards are special characters that represent one or more characters in a search query, command, or input string. By injecting wildcards, an attacker can manipulate the execution of a command or query to gain unauthorized access, manipulate data, or bypass security measures. In the context of the choices provided, the first option accurately captures the essence of Wild Card injection by highlighting how invaders leverage the inclusion of wildcards to disrupt the intended operation of code or commands. This technique can lead to unintended behaviors in database queries, filesystems, and command executions, ultimately compromising the system's integrity. The other options do not fully depict the malicious nature of wild card injection. While they hint at the use of wildcards in some capacity, they lack the specific focus on an exploitative approach that characterizes wild card injection. Thus, the understanding of this term revolves around the intentional manipulation of code using wildcards to orchestrate an attack rather than merely employing wildcards as part of standard operational functionality.