Question

Consider the attack scenario given below:

Answer 1

Answer:

Cookie Poisoning Attack

Explanation:

• In this scenario, the attacker steals the cookie in the step 3 for malicious reasons.
• Here, the attacker modifies the cookies on the web browser.
• So, the attacker is poisoning the cookies and using it for online orders in this scenario.
• As the attacker is poisoning the cookies on the browser this is called Cookie Poisoning Attack.
• In Cookie Poisoning Attacks, the control of browser and the computer and the whole network can be compromised to the attacker.
• To prevent the Cookie Poisoning Attack, the cookies have to be encrypted for the security reasons.