A "Server-Side Includes" attack refers to the exploitation of a web application by injecting scripts...

In CEH v13 Module 13: Hacking Web Applications, Server-Side Includes (SSI) is defined as a method for dynamically generating web content through directives embedded in HTML files.

stm File Extension:

Associated with Server Side Includes (SSI).

Files like .stm, .shtml, and .shtm can embed server-side directives.

Vulnerable if user input is improperly handled, allowing command injection or arbitrary file access.

Option Clarification:

A. .stm: Correct – indicates SSI is enabled.

B. .html: Static file, not associated with SSI.

C. .rss: XML feed; irrelevant to SSI.

D. .cms: Generic; doesn’t indicate SSI functionality.