SQL Injection (SQLi) is a type of an injection attack that makes it possible to execute malicious SQL statements. These statements control a database server behind a web application. Attackers can use SQL Injection vulnerabilities to bypass application security measures. They can go around authentica...
In order to test and consequently eliminate SQL injection vulnerabilities, development and security teams must work in unison. This collaboration can be prone to friction. To enable smooth collaboration, modern dev and security teams opt for CI/CD-integrated tooling with reporting and triaging feature...
whether in the core, plugins, or themes. While we’ll dive into the details of how SQL injection exploits work later in the article, it’s important to understand that vulnerabilities serve as the entry points for these attacks.
As a good security practice, we should always implement multiple defense layers– a concept known asdefense in depth. The main idea is that even if we’re unable to find all possible vulnerabilities in our code – a common scenario when dealing with legacy systems – we should at least try...
How can you detect an SQL injection vulnerability? Imagine walking up to the information desk at a busy airport and, before you can ask about your flight, someone else interjects with a question of their own. It’s annoying and rude, but it’s not dangerous. When cybercriminals do ...
When it comes to common injection vulnerabilities, there are three that you need to know about if you want to keep your web app secure:SQL injection,OS injectionandLDAP injection. If you don’t yet know how they work, how to prevent them or what they mean in practice, you...
SQLmap supports pretty much every major database in use today and can detect and exploit most known SQL injection vulnerabilities. Sanitize your input, but test to verify your mitigations are successful. A useful reminder: Blue team and red team are two sides to the same coin. SQL...
dynamic SQL statements with user input in parts of the SQL that aren't parameterizable, we need to exercise a great deal of caution in many places in the codebase. If we're sloppy in just one of those places, we can wind up leaving the door open to future SQL injection. It woul...
Phil Factor shows how to monitor for the errors indicative of a possible SQL Injection attack on one of your SQL Server databases, using a SQL Monitor custom metric that uses diagnostic data from Extended Events.
Injection attacks are best resolved when detected early enough before an attacker gets a total hold of your system. The most effective way to detect injection vulnerabilities is by implementing an automated web vulnerability scanner on your network. If you want, you may choose to do the detection...