During an engagement, you locate an outdated mail server that still has a default administrator login. Data exchange is visible in cleartext, and the team has never changed the default settings. Which approach is recommended to break in?
Leverage command injection on the mail server’s login form
Use a pass-the-token strategy to acquire valid tokens
Run a dictionary-based attempt against the administrator login
Attempt a pass-the-hash approach on the mail server
A dictionary-based attempt is suitable when a default login is unchanged and the service sends data in cleartext. The known username or weak credentials are frequently discovered within common lists. Pass-the-hash attacks rely on capturing hashed values from Windows-based sources, which do not apply to this scenario. A token-based approach is more relevant to capturing valid tokens from single sign-on systems. Command injection typically targets web or application variables, not the authentication process of this outdated mail server.
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