ISC2 Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) Practice Question
During black-box security testing of a third-party REST service, you believe an undocumented /admin endpoint might exist even though it does not appear in the vendor's specification. With no access to source code, which single action will most directly confirm or disprove the presence of that endpoint?
Capture normal network traffic and review only the TLS cipher-suite negotiation details.
Run a black-box directory and parameter fuzzing tool against the API to look for unexpected successes.
Manually issue an HTTP request to the suspected /admin path and inspect the response status code.
Execute the vendor's functional regression test suite to observe any references to the /admin route.
The fastest and most direct way to verify whether a hidden endpoint exists is to send an explicit HTTP request (such as GET, POST, or OPTIONS) to the suspected path and examine the response. A 200 OK, 401 Unauthorized, or other non-404 reply shows the server recognises the route, whereas a definitive 404 Not Found confirms it does not. Directory fuzzing can discover unknown paths in general, but it is less direct for validating one specific suspicion. Static code review is impossible without source code, and observing TLS cipher negotiation reveals nothing about application-level routes.
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