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SQL Injection Strategies

By : Ettore Galluccio, Edoardo Caselli, Gabriele Lombari
Book Image

SQL Injection Strategies

By: Ettore Galluccio, Edoardo Caselli, Gabriele Lombari

Overview of this book

SQL injection (SQLi) is probably the most infamous attack that can be unleashed against applications on the internet. SQL Injection Strategies is an end-to-end guide for beginners looking to learn how to perform SQL injection and test the security of web applications, websites, or databases, using both manual and automated techniques. The book serves as both a theoretical and practical guide to take you through the important aspects of SQL injection, both from an attack and a defense perspective. You’ll start with a thorough introduction to SQL injection and its impact on websites and systems. Later, the book features steps to configure a virtual environment, so you can try SQL injection techniques safely on your own computer. These tests can be performed not only on web applications but also on web services and mobile applications that can be used for managing IoT environments. Tools such as sqlmap and others are then covered, helping you understand how to use them effectively to perform SQL injection attacks. By the end of this book, you will be well-versed with SQL injection, from both the attack and defense perspective.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
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Section 1: (No)SQL Injection in Theory
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Section 2: SQL Injection in Practice

Chapter 4: Attacking Web, Mobile, and IoT Applications

Here we are at the fun part of our journey—the core of the practical section of this book. So far, we have looked at both the basics and the mechanics of SQL injection, including a glimpse of what a successful SQL injection attack can do. We also provided a safe and controlled environment that anyone can experience, at their own pace, of what a SQL injection attack consists of.

In this chapter, we will deal with SQL injection attacks against traditional web applications, which is the most common scenario, using both manual and automated techniques, relying on the toolset that we discussed in the previous chapter.

This chapter is split into the following sections:

  • Attacking traditional web applications – manual techniques: This section shows SQL injection attacks performed manually against the vulnerable web applications contained in the OWASP Broken Web Applications (BWA) virtual web server. These attacks...