Which vulnerability results in a Special Note?

Which vulnerability results in a Special Note?

• A. Increased risk of compromise but are not associated with any known vulnerabilities
• B. SQL injection
• C. Directory traversal
• D. HTTP header injection

Answer: (A)

In PCI ASV testing, a Special Note is used for issues that pose risk but don’t map to a specific, known vulnerability signature. The option that describes an increased risk of compromise without any known vulnerabilities fits that idea exactly: it flags a concern based on risk and configuration, not on a named vulnerability with a CVE or published exploit. The other options describe concrete, well-known vulnerability classes (SQL injection, directory traversal, HTTP header injection). These have established exploit methods and are typically identified as actual vulnerabilities rather than Special Notes, so they wouldn’t be labeled as a Special Note in a scan.

In PCI ASV testing, a Special Note is used for issues that pose risk but don’t map to a specific, known vulnerability signature. The option that describes an increased risk of compromise without any known vulnerabilities fits that idea exactly: it flags a concern based on risk and configuration, not on a named vulnerability with a CVE or published exploit.

The other options describe concrete, well-known vulnerability classes (SQL injection, directory traversal, HTTP header injection). These have established exploit methods and are typically identified as actual vulnerabilities rather than Special Notes, so they wouldn’t be labeled as a Special Note in a scan.