Bug Bounty Hunting Essentials

SQL injection

SQL injection (SQLi) is a type of injection vulnerability in which an attacker can inject malicious SQL strings, also known as payloads, into a target application and then control the web application's backend database. Because an SQL injection is likely to affect any website or web application that utilizes SQL databases and commands, this vulnerability is ranked as one of the oldest, most critical, and most dangerous of web vulnerabilities.

The impact of an SQL injection attack on a business depends on the depth of its exploitation. A successful SQLi attack can allow unauthorized access to user lists, deletion of all data, and, in some cases, the attacker gains access to administrative rights to the database, all of which ...