Exam 312-50v13 Topic 3 Question 241 Discussion

The CEH Web Application Security module explains that race conditions occur when systems improperly handle simultaneous requests, leading to unexpected behavior. In token-based authentication systems, poor synchronization between token expiration checks and validation logic can allow attackers to exploit timing gaps.
The observed pattern-failed attempts with expired tokens followed by successful access-suggests the attacker exploited a race condition where the application inconsistently validated token state.
Option C is correct.
Option A would not involve expired tokens.
Option B is highly impractical given secure token entropy.
Option D typically succeeds without repeated failures.
CEH highlights race conditions as subtle but dangerous logic flaws.