A Bug Bounty Tester’s Guide to Detecting SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Structured Query Language (SQL) is a language used to query, operate, and administer Relational Database Management Systems (RDMS). Major database systems that use SQL include MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, DB2, and Oracle. Since database systems are commonly used in modern web applications to store user-supplied data, these systems are fruitful targets for hackers. A SQL ...
SQL Injection Prevention and Mitigation
Structured Query Language (SQL) is an ANSI standard language developed to communicate with a relational database. SQL is used by all major database systems, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, and so on. An Overview of SQL A Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) is used to manage relational databases, that is, it is a ...
PenTest Edition: SQL Injection Attacks Using Both Burp Suite and Sqlmap
In this tutorial, I'm using BurpSuite to grab cookie information from a user and feed it into an SQL injection attack using sqlmap. To perform this test attack, I'm using the Damn Vulnerable Web App (DVWA) as a SQL injection vulnerable web site/database. As a prerequisite, the reader should have at least a basic understanding ...
PenTest Edition: Go from Beginner to Advanced with nmap
Network Mapper, otherwise known as "nmap," is a powerful open-source program, perfect for conducting reconnaissance and enumeration. Yes, nmap is well-known for this purpose and it's included in every whitehat-to-blackhat's toolbox for that very reason; however, I want to point out that it has many other uses as well. For instance, a network administrator may ...
The Sony Pictures Entertainment Hack: A Look at the Evidence We Have
Note: Much of this information comes from an official affidavit, The United States of America vs. Park Jin Hyok, also known as ("aka") "Jin Hyok Park," aka "Pak Jin Hek," (United States District Court for the Central District of Caliornia June 8, 2018). If you want to review the entire 179-page document, it's available at https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1092091/download. The ...
