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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)
1
Section 1: (No)SQL Injection in Theory
4
Section 2: SQL Injection in Practice

Chapter 6

  1. Security flaws are usually the result of errors in code, wrong configurations, or issues in a protocol.
  2. Security professionals, when testing vulnerabilities, have to evaluate the exploitability of vulnerabilities, thus properly assessing their impact and risk.
  3. First, the vulnerabilities are discovered. After discovery comes testing, to assess its risk. Finally, the remediation plan is developed based on the risks identified.
  4. SQL injection, despite being an old vulnerability, can still be found in the wild, and can still be an issue nowadays.
  5. SQL injection, being an injection issue, is at the top of the OWASP Top 10 for Web Application Security Risks list.