Exit PT0-001 CompTIA PenTest+
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During the exploitation phase of a penetration test, a vulnerability is discovered that allows command execution on a Linux web server. A cursory review confirms the system access is only in a low-privilege user context: www-data. After reviewing, the following output from /etc/sudoers:

Which of the following users should be targeted for privilege escalation?

  • A

    Only members of the Linux admin group, OPERATORS, ADMINS, jedwards, and operator can execute privileged commands useful for privilege escalation.

  • B

    All users on the machine can execute privileged commands useful for privilege escalation.

  • C

    Bfranks, emann, members of the Linux admin group, OPERATORS, and ADMINS can execute commands useful for privilege escalation.

  • D

    Jedwards, operator, bfranks, emann, OPERATOR, and ADMINS can execute commands useful for privilege escalation.