Recently an attack occurred whereby the attacker gained access to the database with admin privileges. Even though the IDS alerted the team that unusual access was occurring, and they changed the admin password, the attacker continued to access the database until it was disconnected from the network. What type of attack allowed him to do so?

A. SQL injection
B. XSS
C. race condition
D. DDoS


C
Explanation: A specific kind of race condition involves a check for authentication, then acting on the success while the state has changed between the time of check and the time of use.

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