SQL Injection – “Let’s dump the database”
What is SQL injection? ✔ SQL injection is a code injection technique that uses malicious SQL code to access information/data that was not intended to be displayed. It can be used to obtain unauthorized access to the underlying data, structure, and DBMS. ✔ SQL Injection attacks are one of the oldest, most prevalent, and most dangerous web application vulnerabilities. The OWASP organization lists injections in their OWASP Top 10 2017 document as the number 1 threat to web application security. ✔ SQL injection vulnerability occurs when the application sends user input to the interpreter without sanitizing it and user input can be used to query database. SQL queries are used to execute commands, such as data retrieval, updates, and record removal. Types Of SQL Injection Attacks : SQL Injection can be classified into three major categories In-band SQL Injection Inferential SQL Injection Out-of-band SQL Injection 1) In-band SQL Injections When the attacker uses the same c...