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SQL injection

Slipping database commands into input an application passes to its database.

When an application builds database queries by pasting in user input, an attacker can change the query to read, change or delete data. Parameterised queries prevent it, yet it remains one of the most common web flaws.

SQL injection in the news

Recent stories that mention it.

The weakness behind it

Its CWE entry, with CVEs in the news, attacker techniques and the controls that stop it.

Plain-language explainers written by SecurityTabs, matched to stories by name. All terms