GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies Practice Test

What type of attack targets users that are browsing a site by exploiting client-side scripts?

1. Cross Site Scripting Attack

2. SQL Injection Attack

3. File Inclusion Attack

4. Clickjacking Attack

The correct answer is: Cross Site Scripting Attack

The correct answer is a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attack, which specifically targets users by exploiting vulnerabilities in client-side scripts. In this type of attack, an attacker injects malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. When these scripts are executed within the user's browser, they can manipulate the HTML content, capture keystrokes or session cookies, redirect users to malicious websites, or perform actions on behalf of the user without their consent. XSS attacks take advantage of the trust a user has in a particular website. For example, if the website doesn't properly validate or sanitize input data, an attacker can insert a script that runs when another user accesses that page. This can lead to data theft, unauthorized actions, and other malicious activities, making XSS a severe threat in the realm of web security. Other options like SQL Injection attacks primarily target the backend database through unsanitized input in queries rather than exploiting client-side scripts. File Inclusion attacks aim to include remote files in the server's response, which is also a different target mechanism. Clickjacking, while it can trick users into clicking on something different from what they perceive, does not specifically exploit the client-side scripts in the same manner as XSS does. Thus, identifying X